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petmoosieHere is an article from USA Today about gangs in the US. MS-13 is fairly active in our area. That is creating an interest in checking immigration status. But most police stops are non-violent and even if they stop an illegal immigrant, that person is not likely to be a gang member. So most of the people deported under this policy aren't the violent members of gangs that the public is hoping to be rid of.
There is no hope (and no reasonable reason) to eliminate the group of fellow countrymen that the gang members recruit from and live among. Many of them are legal immigrants in various stages of becoming citizens. What the police need to do, is to create an atmosphere of trust such that gang members are likely to be reported. This is already hard due to the risk of violent retaliation.
There is no hope (and no reasonable reason) to eliminate the group of fellow countrymen that the gang members recruit from and live among. Many of them are legal immigrants in various stages of becoming citizens. What the police need to do, is to create an atmosphere of trust such that gang members are likely to be reported. This is already hard due to the risk of violent retaliation.
