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Heather McDonald's article points out that the state and local authorities are a major part of the problem. Vested interests continue to plague any kind of reform. I misread this earlier , glad I got a chance to see it again. .
Bottom line, as long as the locals don't do anything and , in fact, exacerbate the situation, nothing done on the Federal level will make any difference.

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Bottom line, as long as the locals don't do anything and , in fact, exacerbate the situation, nothing done on the Federal level will make any difference.

Locals don't do anything because they do not know anything about what's going on. That Order No. 40 - never heard about it. No wonder the crime rate is so high!

Even I was involved a couple of years ago when a couple of illegals broke into our home and had a field day. One of my husbands guns was found in a pawnbrokers home in Mexicali (he had been under surveilance) and as a result he was prosecuted. Briefly, the story was that illegals were taught breaking and entering in a house in Lakewood. Then they would periodically cross the border - do their dirty work - return merchandise to pawnbroker for cash, then back across the border to buy drugs, etc. Incidentally, our home is a little over 200 miles from the border. Ever heard of Torrance, CA

Any ideas what we can do? Thought about sending a letter (snail mail) to the President, Tom Ridge, our representatives and Governor Schwartzenegger, along with a copy of this article.