Thread: Re-Classify / Illegal Alien Latino Terrorists

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Law enforcement agencies crack down on a violent gang with links to Mexican drug cartels and bus passengers take action to stop a vicious attack on a fellow passenger, a blind woman.

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DOBBS: More than 100 members of a gang with ties to Mexican drug cartels arrested today. Those arrests part of a massive operation by federal and state authorities. The gang members are accused of attacking African-Americans trying to drive them from the community. Casey Wian reports from Hawaiian Gardens, California.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We got three more coming out!

CASEY WIAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): They say it's the largest gang crackdown in U.S. history. More than 100 alleged members of the Varrio Hawaiian Gardens street gang and their associates are now in custody after raids involving 1,400 federal and local law enforcement agents including 17 separate SWAT teams.

LESLIE DEMARCO, IRS SPECIAL AGENT IN CHARGE: Today's enforcement operations marked the beginning of the end for the Varrio Hawaiian Gardens street gang.

WIAN: A 193-page federal indictment accuses 147 gang members and their associates of crimes including murder, kidnapping and drug trafficking. It also alleges they engaged in a systematic effort to drive African-Americans out of this one square mile community in southern Los Angeles.

PAUL TANAKA, ASST. LOS ANGELES SHERIFF: This multigenerational gang had been terrorizing neighborhoods, running drugs and committing violent crimes for many years.

WIAN: The four year investigation began after Los Angeles sheriff's deputy Jerry Ortiz (ph) was killed by a Varrio Hawaiian Gardens gang member while investigating the shooting of a black man.

THOMAS O'BRIEN, U.S. ATTORNEY, LOS ANGELES: Today we honor Deputy Ortiz (ph) by coming together to crush the outlaw gang that took his life and to make a positive difference for the law-abiding people who live in Hawaiian Gardens.

WIAN: Immigration and Customs Enforcement says at least eight of those arrested have previous convictions for illegal re-entry into the United States following deportation. Several others are illegal aliens -- also seized more than 100 weapons, drugs, and cash.

TIMOTHY LANDRUM, DEA SPECIAL AGENT IN CHARGE: The gang also has direct ties to the Mexican mafia, prison gang, and their drug suppliers have ties to the Mexican drug cartels.

WIAN: Investigators say about 1,000 of the Hawaiian Gardens' 15,000 residents are members or associates of the gang.

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WIAN: The United States attorney says even though hundreds of gang members remain on the loose on these streets of Hawaiian Gardens, today's operations did take out much of the gang's leadership. Lou?

DOBBS: A thousand people in a 15,000 person community drug cartel gang members?

WIAN: Absolutely, not all of them directly members of Mexican drug cartels, but that's where their drugs came from -- the drugs that they were selling in this neighborhood. We talked to a few local residents this afternoon. They're very pleased that police came in and did this operation. One African-American man who says he visits this community often says this is the first time he has felt safe in Hawaiian Gardens in a long time, Lou.

DOBBS: All right, Casey and congratulations to those agencies who carried out that successful -- that successful round of arrests. I mean more than 100 gang members in one day -- outstanding. Well, thank you, Casey -- Casey Wian reporting from Hawaiian Gardens in southern California.

A tragic drunk driving case in Johnston County, North Carolina -- a man with previous drunk driving charges and allegedly in the United States illegally convicted in a deadly drunk driving crash. This morning Hipolito Hernandez (ph) was sentenced to more than 16 years in prison.

Last year while driving under the influence he swerved and killed 7-year-old Marcus Lasiter (ph). It turns out Hernandez (ph) had been charged with drunk driving several times before, but had never been convicted. There are reports that Hernandez (ph) is an illegal alien and tonight Immigration and Customs Enforcement says he will likely be deported to Mexico after completing his prison sentence.

Just last week we reported on a tragically similar story in Nebraska. Eleazar Rangel-Ochoa is in jail on $1 million bail tonight facing a possible six year sentence. He's accused of causing a crash that killed 4-year-old Josie Bluhm. Ochoa had four, four previous DUI convictions and a suspended license, not to mention that he was living in this country illegally as well. But in all of the run-ins with local police, Ochoa's immigration status was never checked. Officials now say that when Ochoa is released he'll be handed over to immigration authorities.

Harvard has struck a Faustian bargain with advocates of illegal immigration and open borders. Harvard President Drew Faust today announced her strong support for the Dream Act. The Dream Act would open of course the doors of our colleges and universities to illegal aliens, offering effective, de facto amnesty and citizenship and providing education at the same cost as state residents -- no out of state resident requirement for tuition.

Ms. Faust is not commenting on her letter, which puts her squarely in the middle of the debate. Her letter of course was to Senator Edward Kennedy and Senator John Kerry. She apparently was swayed in a meeting with two Harvard students who are in the country illegally.

The gang members are accused of attacking African-Americans trying to drive them from the community.

If these gang members were specifically targeting African-Americans, shouldn't these racists also be charged with "hate crimes" violations?

Originally Posted by builditnow

The gang members are accused of attacking African-Americans trying to drive them from the community.

If these gang members were specifically targeting African-Americans, shouldn't these racists also be charged with "hate crimes" violations?

My sentiments exactly! And they definitely were terrorists. Seems that HATE CRIMES only pertain to Hispanic victims, not when they target US!!!!

In my opinion these and all illegals are guilty of terrorism , They target US in Economic , Narco , Welfare , and Health Terrorism .
They and their pro-amnesty open border agenda zealots Disrespect our Laws and are KILLING OUR CHILDREN .
Both must be held accountable , Murder , Rape , and Hate Crimes .
This is Home grown terrorism .
In L.A and across the nation .

Originally Posted by builditnow

The gang members are accused of attacking African-Americans trying to drive them from the community.

If these gang members were specifically targeting African-Americans, shouldn't these racists also be charged with "hate crimes" violations?

According to the Supreme Court, you can't file hate crime charges against someone unless they knowingly committed a crime of hate.