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Immigration and Gang Violence Propel Crusade

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By JENNIFER STEINHAUER
Published: May 15, 2008

LOS ANGELES — Jamiel Shaw Sr. never gave much thought to the immigration status of gang members in his South Los Angeles neighborhood. With his military wife deployed to Iraq and two sons to raise, there were football practices to manage, shoes to buy, college applications to consider.

Jamiel Shaw Sr. in his living room with his son’s athletic awards. Jamiel Jr. was killed in early March by a man the police say was a gang member and an illegal immigrant.
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A photo of Jamiel Shaw Jr.
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Althea Shaw, Jamiel Jr.’s aunt, hung balloons at the makeshift memorial where he was killed.

But in the two months since his older son, Jamiel Jr., was gunned down by a man the police say is a gang member who was here illegally from Mexico, Mr. Shaw has been able to think of little else.

“I don’t care about illegal people who are working here and taking care of themselves,â€