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"DeLay urges national gang initiative - include terrorism and immigration"
Houston Chronicle ^ | July 8, 2005 | ERIC HANSON

Posted on 07/08/2005 12:36:39 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "House leader says effort should include terrorism and immigration - ....25,000 active gangs with 750,000 members in 3,000 jurisdictions across the country.

RICHMOND - U.S House Majority Leader Tom DeLay called Thursday for a national strategy, similar to the country's anti-terrorism effort, to battle criminal gangs that operate across thousands of jurisdictions in the United States.

DeLay made the comments after meeting with local and federal law officials at the Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office.

No major policy decisions were made at the gathering, attended by area sheriffs and several police chiefs, including Houston Police Chief Harold Hurtt and Harris County Sheriff Tommy Thomas.

"There is no reason from my perspective why we can't put together a national effort to go after gangs," DeLay said.

He said an anti-gang effort should be combined with other federal initiatives such as immigration reform, border security and anti-terrorism.

At least four homicides in Houston this year have been linked to one gang, MS-13, and one slaying in Fort Bend County could be connected to gang activity, authorities said.

One of the Houston-area crimes tied to MS-13 included the slaying of 18-month-old Aiden Naquin, who was shot in the head while strapped in an infant car seat April 12 in Huffman. The suspect awaits trial."