Posted on 11/29/2005 3:50:35 PM PST by DumpsterDiver
Even though Los Angeles is considered the epicenter of the fake ID trade, for years the problem didn't register as a high priority for an already burdened police force. The lack of consistent enforcement allowed the underground industry to build up until it was "out of control," said LAPD Officer Fernando Flores.
[snip]
"When you first get here, you don't know where to go," said Flores, 25, who lives in Huntington Park. "The people who have been here a long time tell you. Everybody knows you can buy papers in MacArthur Park."
[snip]
Mica [slang for laminated ID cards] mills first appeared in Los Angeles decades ago to serve a ballooning population of illegal immigrants from Mexico and Central America. But these days, gang members and parolees eager to conceal their identities are also keeping counterfeiters busy, officers said.
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
A lot of things can get "out of control" when there is a lack of enforcement.
ping
Hell, if its a city and its got a college, it'll have fake IDs, throw in the illegal immigrants and now you got a profitable and consistant business that will always boom.
Yeah, like the border!
ping
Right. His mom probably bought the first one in 1979.
You can't even press one for English there, it doesn't exist.
Protect our borders and coastlines from all foreign invaders!
Support our Minutemen Patriots!
Be Ever Vigilant ~ Bump!
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.