Nabbing illegals - ICE's anti-gang initiative, Operation Community Shield tracking 80 gangs

WashTimes ^ | August 3, 2005

[Happy2BMe]

Since there are about 5,000 members of the murderous Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang in the Washington area, it's hard to get too excited about the apprehension of 11 in the past few weeks.

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The problem also casts a dark shadow over immigration policies, although we needed no further evidence. Immigration enthusiasts often argue that the majority of illegal aliens come to this country to find honest work. The problem is that while most are not associated with criminal organizations like MS-13, many are indebted to them.

[nw_arizona_granny]

Bump

[jordan8]

The U.S. government hasn't given a proverbial rat's posterior about foreign criminal gangs in the last thirty years. This so-called crackdown is just a PR stunt to grease the skids for for amnestia.

[Happy2BMe]

The obvious question is why in hell did it take 20 years for the INS to do anything about this?

[archy]

FYI - MS13 is very likely embedded in each of the lower 48 states - they like small neighborhoods.

Confirm Indiana, and confirm the *small town* posit. The population of Monticello, IN is around 6000.

Police arrest MS-13 gang member in Monticello

[Travis McGee]

Planting the seeds of CW2.

[bayourod]

Nightline tonight is about MS-13

[NewRomeTacitus]

You must be hoping to find me relating to you as one human being to another as I tried to the other day (National Night Out With Heavy Focus On Gangs). Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice - not in a million years. Go play with the Red Queen or someone else without a soul.

Nightline's for Liberals, anyway.