Trump Blames Obama for MS-13s Growth, but the Gangs Roots Are Older

[Judi Lynn]

Trump Blames Obama for MS-13’s Growth, but the Gang’s Roots Are Older
by ERIK ORTIZ


The Trump administration on Tuesday singled out MS-13 — an infamous street gang tied to Central America with a reputation for brutality — as "one of the gravest threats to American safety."

How did it gain such prominence? In an earlier tweet, President Donald Trump blamed the Obama administration's "weak illegal immigration policies" for allowing the gang to make inroads in cities across the United States. He later praised Jeff Sessions after the attorney general met with law enforcement officials and pledged the federal government would be more aggressive against MS-13.

While the number of members in the U.S. is murky, the FBI estimates 6,000 in recent years and 30,000 internationally. At least 46 states and Washington, D.C., have reported the infiltration of their "cliques" — typically linked to drug trafficking, low-level extortion, rape and in extreme instances, murder, including a grisly quadruple homicide on Long Island, New York, last week.

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Born in the U.S.A.

The gang first took root in Los Angeles in either the late 1970s or early 1980s, gaining a foothold amid the Reagan administration, said Ioan Grillo, a Mexican-based journalist and author of "Gangster Warlords."

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[Warpy]

1. Aw, that old fool blames Obama for everything

The only reason he ran for the office is to throw dirt in Obama's face for dissing him at a press dinner.

[safeinOhio]

2. Getting more tired of all the

whining, not the wining.

Hey what a great bumper sticker.

[kimbutgar]

3. Don't matter, facts mean nothing to his brainwashed cult members

They will believe whatever he tells them even if they are provable blatant lies.

I remember hearing about this group in the 80's and remember there were parts of Los Angeles you didn't drive though. My late grandmother who died in 1989 used to warn me to not take specific exits off the 405 when I visited her in the early 80's.