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Los Angeles police officers five student protesters Wednesday at the immigration courts building in downtown L.A. They were there to demand that the Obama administration grant relief for young undocumented immigrants in college or the military.

This still worries and bothers the bajeebees out of me.
Military training for them to take back to the cartels, gangs, dealers, coyotes, etc...? Sure, that's intelligent.