Three MS-13 Leaders Plead Guilty to Involvement in a Racketeering Conspiracy (born, illegal immigration)
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At the plea hearing on July 28, 2008, in Nashville, Tenn., before Chief U.S. District Judge Todd J. Campbell of the Middle District of Tennessee, Oscar Serrano, a/k/a "Diablin," Escolastico Serrano, a/k/a "Chito," and Ronald Fuentes, a/k/a "Spia," admitted that as leaders of the MS-13 gang, they conspired with others to participate in a pattern of racketeering activity in the Nashville metropolitan area, that included murder, attempted murder and witness tampering. In addition to personally committing various acts of violence, the three defendants admitted they exercised leadership by enforcing the rules of MS-13 and inciting other members to attack and kill rival gang members.
I do not personally know any members of any particular gang what so ever
these days. But I do know that there are far more Mexicans and illegal
immigrants not involved in these kinds of activities than are involved. In
fact, many immigrants that I have spoken with are just as much against
these types of gangs and violence as the rest of us are. And just because
MS-13 is currently the more well known and malicious gang on the streets,
it doesn't change the fact that we still have plenty of our own homegrown
thugs running around. Sure, this MS-13 is the meanest thing on the street
right now, but there is always someone meaner waiting to take their place.
A tighter leash on illegal immigration may help somewhat in stemming the
tide of new recruits, but just like the Crips and Bloods I think MS is here to
stay. And while all illegals are law-breakers, they can't be solely blamed for
the rise of MS-13. Particularly since it isn't even a Mexican born gang. It
rose in El Salvador, through the misguided violence and anger of the
younger generation who had lived through the constant violence and death
of civil war. What began as a band of youngsters just trying to survive
has turned into the blood thirsty gang we see today. It is terribly troubling,
but also nothing new and certainly nothing we can really blame on the
Mexican population at large in the US.
The fact that this disgustingly violent gang is out there is more important to me than knowing there are more illegals/mexicans NOT in this gang.
The gang exists, thanks to our open borders. That's enough for me.
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