In effect your saying: Smack down Hispanics and they'll behave? You've mentioned the staffing of LAPD vs. Houston PD, so I think that's what your stating? I personally think California is beyond hope, but plenty of people want to live there. That's OK with me, I still have a couple of First TD's there. The best thing Dubya could do for Mexico is seal the borders and let Mexico have their long over due revolution. Having a festering sore next door to our nation is not good for us in the long run. Forgive my faulty brain as I can't remember the name of the gang from Texas, but when they showed up in Cali, all the 'homeboys' would lay low.
In Texas we believe in smacking down anyone who isn't behaving. Drugs and gangs are criminal problems, not immigration problems.
As long as California continues to treat them like immigration problems instead of crime problems they'll continue to exist.
I'm amazed at how many FReepers from California whine about gang crime problems and call Bush a traitor, but have never even thought about putting the blame where it belongs---on their own police.