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To: SwinneySwitch
I don't know how "organized" the Mexican gangs are that have moved into my southern California hometown, but their presence has caused increased crime and they have all but taken over once-peaceful neighborhoods, to the point that lifetime residents don't dare drive through there anymore.

Shootings, rapes, muggings, carjacking and home theft are common here now since this invasion has allowed to continue.

No matter how much the politicians try to tell us that "they're only here to work", their words ring hollow and absolutely untrue when ordinary Americans are forced to live with the mess.

11 posted on 06/25/2006 8:29:09 AM PDT by janetgreen
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To: janetgreen

here is how orgnized they are in LA,

Mexican drug cartels take over U.S. cities :

"They purchased restaurants, used-car lots, auto-body shops and other small businesses. One of their purposes was to use these businesses for money-laundering operations. Once established in their community, these cartel-financed business owners ran for city council and other local offices. Over time, they were able to buy votes and influence in an effort to take over the management of the town. They wanted to create a comfort zone from which they could operate without interference from local law enforcement."

...an example, L.A. County city of Bell Gardens – corrupt elected officials under the influence of drug lords actually tried to shut down the police department.
City officials who would not cooperate with the Mexican-born city manager were forced out of office," he writes. "Eventually, the L.A. County attorney's office moved in, and the city manager was prosecuted on charges of corruption. Unfortunately, Bell Gardens was only the tip of the iceberg. Other Los Angeles suburbs – including Huntington Park, Lynwood and Southgate – became targets for the cartels."

...there are entire cities (in LA county) under the virtual control of Mexican criminal street gangs and their associated businesses, in some cases, making it dangerous for county, state and national law enforcement officers to venture in and rendering any interdepartmental cooperation impossible.


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18 posted on 06/25/2006 9:36:14 AM PDT by seastay
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To: janetgreen

Shootings, rapes, muggings, carjacking and home theft are common here now since this invasion has allowed to continue.

We have areas of town and small towns around us that you just don't go to. We had some relatives awhile back visit who lived here many years ago, they couldn't believe it.

I guess noone really gets it unless you live in the middle of it and remember how it used to be.


20 posted on 06/25/2006 9:58:07 AM PDT by sheana
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