[MAexile]

The agreements are often signed in response to a perceived increase in crime, but the signing typically correlates more to an increase in the immigrant population than it does to high or growing crime rates....P>

Could it be that the two go hand in hand?

With the proviso that when they use the word “immigrant”, they really mean “illegal immigrant”.

[La Lydia]

According to La Raza, there are no illegal immigrants. Only immigrants. And only immigrants of a Spanish-speaking persuasion. They do not distinguish between US citizens and others. They do not recognize US sovereignty.