Posted on 05/05/2005 10:58:26 AM PDT by JZelle
The violent MS-13 -- or Mara Salvatrucha -- street gang is following the migratory routes of illegal aliens across the country, FBI officials say, calling the Salvadoran gang the new American mafia. MS-13, which has a significant presence in the Washington area, and other gangs are spreading into small towns and suburbs by following illegal aliens seeking work in places such as Providence, R.I., and the Carolinas, FBI task force director Robert Clifford said. "The migrant moves and the gang follows," said Mr. Clifford, director of the agency's MS-13 National Gang Task Force. "If you follow the construction trade, this is where a lot of these immigrants go."
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"One and the same?"
IMHO, the MS-13 think of themselves as lords over the Mexican workers. They probably seek protection money and probably do certain-- favors for some of them, much like in the Middle Ages, except as nomads.
"We're going to have Fallujah on American streets."
One big difference: MS-13 looks distinct. Easy to spot and handle.
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