Are a majority of the FBI's most wanted fugitive murderers born outside the USA? American News posted an article in defense of some recent comments by Donald Trump. They say: > 'the Center for Immigration Studies reported that “57 of the 76 fugitive murderers most wanted by the FBI were foreign-born."' American News doesn't appear to be a reliable source, and I have been unable to confirm that statistic. Are there studies that support the claim that the majority of fugitive murderers most wanted by the FBI are foreign-born? Additionally, how many of those fugitives were born in Mexico (and hence add some relevant evidence to support Trump's claim)?

The Center for Immigration Studies released a study in 2009 which makes the claim given in the question. Its claim was misquoted (as 57/76 instead of 57% of 76):

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It gives the source as the FBI Most Wanted For Murders List.

The CIS study further stated that an overwhelming majority (35/43) of them were Mexican.

Assuming that the list has not changed significantly in composition since 2009, we can directly fact-check this list to verify this claim. A cursory sample of the wanted criminals listed shows that indeed a significant proportion of them are foreign born, and the majority are Mexican.