74% of Arrested Illegals Have Criminal Records:  A report released yesterday by the Pew Research Center indicates that last year almost three quarters of the illegal aliens arrested in the United States had prior criminal records.  This compares with just 39% of illegals arrested in 2009 with criminal priors.  The report also notes that the number of illegals arrested by ICE during the Obama administration dropped from almost 300,000 in 2009 to just over 140,000 in 2017.  The most common prior convictions among those arrested were for DUI and drug offenses.  While arrests of criminal illegal aliens increased nationally by 12% last year, they decreased in most of California, Southern Texas and Pennsylvania.  Not surprisingly, most cities in California, many in  Pennsylvania, including Philadelphia, and the two largest cities in Southern Texas (Austin & Houston) are sanctuary cities.