But neither story has proffered that up. So how do these commenters know the couples in question are illegal immigrants?

Well, by their last names, of course. Santiago, Rocha and Barron must be indicative of the 100% ne'er-do-wells that crawl under or over a fence in the dark, dark night to invade the soil of the U.S., fostering hate in their hearts and evil in their veins, ready to do horribly heinous crimes at a moment's notice.

According to 2007 data from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families, 21.7 percent of maltreated children nationwide are from African-American families; 20.8 percent are from hispanic families; and 46.1 percent are from white families.

So really, in the U.S., being from a white family nearly doubles your chances of being maltreated or abused.

Plenty of non-Hispanics abuse their children

Exactly. Reality Check please!