Today KCAL 9 Did a Report on Trump-backed ICE Crackdown of the MS-13 Gang (Los Angeles: crimes, law)

[goodheathen]

Originally Posted by NOLA101

Then your local media is doing a great job.

Given that illegal immigrants have less than half the crime rate of legal immigrants, who have less than half the crime rate of native-born American citizens, it would be really weird if your local media would be highlighting "wrongs done by illegal immigrants".

And, yeah, Trump's actions are clearly purely venal. He's married to an illegal, has hired hundreds of illegals, and had zero problem with illegals until 18 months ago when he ran for office and came up with the "Build a Wall" idiocy.

I don't think many people here take that post seriously

Spoiler

other than Trump being of poor character, though maybe illegal immigrants are less likely to engage in white-collar crime, for example

. By the way, the wall concept is very old.

I don't know what percentage of MS-13 is illegal immigrants, but 1) it's definitely associated with illegal immigration
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news...ave-gang-ties/
2) the organization is a growing problem.

[Chicano3000X]

Originally Posted by NOLA101

Then your local media is doing a great job.

Given that illegal immigrants have less than half the crime rate of legal immigrants, who have less than half the crime rate of native-born American citizens, it would be really weird if your local media would be highlighting "wrongs done by illegal immigrants".

And, yeah, Trump's actions are clearly purely venal. He's married to an illegal, has hired hundreds of illegals, and had zero problem with illegals until 18 months ago when he ran for office and came up with the "Build a Wall" idiocy.

He just lifted a ban on elephant hunting trophies. And his administration tried to persuade coal at a climate summit. Which was described as promoting cigarettes at a cancer summit..

[l1995]

Originally Posted by NOLA101

Then your local media is doing a great job.

Given that illegal immigrants have less than half the crime rate of legal immigrants, who have less than half the crime rate of native-born American citizens, it would be really weird if your local media would be highlighting "wrongs done by illegal immigrants".

And, yeah, Trump's actions are clearly purely venal. He's married to an illegal, has hired hundreds of illegals, and had zero problem with illegals until 18 months ago when he ran for office and came up with the "Build a Wall" idiocy.

That's always been weird to me, nobody who lives in Manhattan has a complete redneck mindset like that. Trump has always been an Ahole, but it seems to me like the whole "build the wall" thing was part of his successful attempt to get the "pissed off redneck" vote.

[l1995]

Originally Posted by goodheathen

The point is that the local media basically has been doing a blackout of wrongs done by illegal immigrants and instead makes it seems like Trump's actions are purely venal. Not that MS-13 members are necessarily immigrants, as someone noted. But when they are illegal immigrants, their family members (often numerous, if the stereotype is true) have a vested interest in keeping them here/away from ICE, even if they disapprove of their conduct and especially if the 'law-abiding' relatives themselves are here illegally (don't want to be detained). Some local news organization should do a survey on how illegal immigrants feel about habitual criminals among them.

Well I don't think it would help at all if illegal immigrants are afraid to go to police to report MS-13 out of fear of being deported.

Originally Posted by NOLA101

Fakenews. MS-13 barely exists in the U.S. and most of their members are native-born.

Trump cultists desperately cling to anything to justify their hatred of foreigners.

Is that true? A bunch of them got arrested not too far from me and they were mostly nationals of El Salvador and Honduras.

I agree with your point overall, though.

It's also worth noting that their countries were heavily destabilized by US foreign policy in the 80s.

[l1995]

Originally Posted by goodheathen

I don't think many people here take that post seriously

Spoiler

other than Trump being of poor character, though maybe illegal immigrants are less likely to engage in white-collar crime, for example

. By the way, the wall concept is very old.

I don't know what percentage of MS-13 is illegal immigrants, but 1) it's definitely associated with illegal immigration
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news...ave-gang-ties/
2) the organization is a growing problem.

Something else I want to bring up, Trump is famous for criticizing Mexico and Mexican people, but it seems like these problems are more related to El Salvador, which does not border the United States or even Mexico.

[CamaroGuy]

Originally Posted by jm1982

They gotta show they care about ..."immigrants"

Sad but true.

[goodheathen]

Originally Posted by l1995

Something else I want to bring up, Trump is famous for criticizing Mexico and Mexican people, but it seems like these problems are more related to El Salvador, which does not border the United States or even Mexico.

That's likely a reason the media doesn't report much on Trump's comments about MS-13. Maybe it's also 'safer' for local media to subtly endorse the crackdown on the gang because it's not especially Mexican.

[jm1982]

Originally Posted by l1995

Something else I want to bring up, Trump is famous for criticizing Mexico and Mexican people, but it seems like these problems are more related to El Salvador, which does not border the United States or even Mexico.

Yeah he shouldn't criticize Mexico or the criminals that come over from there.

How dare he .

He should be more like our Mayor here and thank them and feel all "compassionate" about criminals .

[jm1982]

Originally Posted by l1995

Well I don't think it would help at all if illegal immigrants are afraid to go to police to report MS-13 out of fear of being deported.



Is that true? A bunch of them got arrested not too far from me and they were mostly nationals of El Salvador and Honduras.

I agree with your point overall, though.

It's also worth noting that their countries were heavily destabilized by US foreign policy in the 80s.

More liberal myths . Show me people that have been deported for reporting crimes .

[expatCA]

Originally Posted by jm1982

More liberal myths . Show me people that have been deported for reporting crimes .

How many would say "I am an illegal and I want to report a crime".