Just yesterday someone told Kitty Pilgrim (filling in for Lou Dobbs) that they want to give the responsibility of deciding who should be given leagal status to the private sector -- the very people who are employing illegals would decide who stays, sort of putting the rooster in charge of the hen house.
Snip: Organized crime is a big topic for loss prevention managers at Green Bay-based ShopKo. "It has escalated in the past year, primarily in our larger markets," said John Vigeland, spokesman for the discount chain. A ring operating in Salt Lake City has been stealing baby formula and health and beauty products, such as shaving items, Vigeland said. The products are going over the border to Mexico for resale, he said.
North County gang linked to prison gang
Snip: The Mexican Mafia allegedly has connections with 14 Latino street gangs in San Diego, Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Riverside counties, officials said.
Five of the 14 gangs named are in North County ---- the Santos and Diablos in Escondido; Varrio Fallbrook Locos in Fallbrook; Varrio San Marcos in San Marcos, and Tortilla Flats in Encinitas.
"The Mexican Mafia spreads its influence throughout Southern California, and North County is not immune to that," Dzwilewski said.