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approximately 86% of the illegal aliens living in the United States are concentrated in seven states: Arizona (1.7%), California (42.6%),

YOur statement , quoted above, does NOT say that 42.6% of the people in California are illegal aliens. It says that 42.6% of the illegal aliens in the country are in California. Two different things. It's still a lot, but not nearly as much.

I think California's population is around 37 million, an the estimate of illegals in the US that the UI figure are based on, is around 11 million. So, if you believe all the above numbers, the number of illegals in california is around 4.7 million, not 15+ million.

The earlier number of 42.6% probably represents California's share among all of the states in the United States of illegal immigrants aliens, not of California's inmate population.

Jail Profile Survey Annual Report 2001

The number of criminal illegal aliens in California jails is increasing. In 1996, the number of criminal illegal aliens was reported to be 6,912 inmates, or 9.6% of the population. In 2001, this percentage had risen to 13% (9,658 inmates) even though the ADP for 1996 and 2001 were within 1,800 inmates of one another. Chart 9 illustrates the number of criminal illegal aliens in California’s jails from 1995 to 2001.