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Supporters of a proposed Los Angeles voter initiative that would allow police to arrest illegal-immigrant gang members solely for being in the country illegally said they collected enough petition signatures before Friday's deadline to qualify the measure for the May ballot. The signatures still need to be verified by the Los Angeles city clerk's office, a process that could take up to three weeks. Proponents, who needed to gather 73,963 signatures from valid registered voters in the city, said they had submitted more than 76,000. Jamiel's Law, as it is known, is named after 17-year-old Los Angeles High School football...

LOS ANGELES, (AP) -- The community solidarity that followed the killing of high school football star Jamiel Shaw Jr. did not last. A prosecutor has been pulled from the case after clashing with Shaw's parents, who are demanding hate-crime charges against the suspect, believed to belong to a violent Hispanic gang. And the family is fighting suggestions that an affinity for a rival gang was what led to Shaw's slaying March 2. At the heart of the friction is the polarizing issue of race in a city known for its diversity of cultures. Shaw, 17, was black; prosecutors say the...

Americans rallied in support of Jamiel's Law in front of Los Angeles High School. There was a heavy police presence - five cars parked across the street and regularly driving around the block. The passersby were overwhelmingly positive. The black ralliers spoke of their frustration with their elected officials such as Bernard Parks, Herb Wesson and Maxine Waters who have abandoned them in favor of hispandering to the illegal aliens. Members of www.tip-compton.com were there with a long list of unsolved murders in the Los Angeles area. Speakers included Steve Ipsen, Candidate for Los Angeles District Attorney. He is currently...

'Jamiel's Law' Targets Illegal Immigrant Gang Members In Wake of Los Angeles H.S. Football Star's Death The family of a Los Angeles high school football star allegedly killed by a gang member in the country illegally is getting behind a proposed city ordinance intended to crack down on illegal immigrant gangs in the city. The proposal, dubbed "Jamiel's Law" after shooting victim Jamiel Shaw Jr., was drafted by Walter Moore, a political opponent of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. The parents of the 17-year-old Shaw spoke in favor of the ordinance Tuesday before the Los Angeles City Council. A 1979 police order...