Sunday, April 06, 2008

THE REAL BORDER PROBLEM

No, it's not illegal immigrants bringing nasty diseases into the country and it sure isn't the folks who are looking for work. Oddly, the biggest threat seems to be a gang from El Salvador.

The Most Dangerous Gang in America
The United States has long been home to violent gangs, from the Mafia to the Bloods and Crips. But recently, US authorities have warned of the dangers of a transnational, ultra-violent gang with its origins in Central America, the Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13.

The gang started life as a few Salvadoran youths on the streets of Los Angeles.

Now, as it sweeps up through Central America and across more than 40 American states, the FBI says it is dealing with an unprecedented threat to national security and has gone to El Salvador to deal with the gang, dubbed 'The Most Dangerous Gang in America'.

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