Universal backgrounds checks…
The full extent of how stupid our policy is on illegal aliens crossing into the country can be found on the front page Monday of the Washington Post.
I’m not sure the paper meant to make that point. But the story headlined “Fearing MS-13, police officers flee El Salvador” did it well enough.
From the article:
With salaries of $300 to $400 per month, the low-level police officers who make up the majority of the force often have no choice but to live in neighborhoods vulnerable to gangs. And so, in the vast majority of the cases, police officers are killed when they are home from work or are on leave.”
This is the culture, and these are the people dumped into the U.S. by way of our current open border policy.
Border agents in the Rio Grande Valley sector of Texas, where there are more illegal alien apprehensions than anywhere else, send out regular notice that MS-13 gang members are coming into the U.S.
In just this month:
Feb. 28: “Rio Grande City agents working near Roma, Texas, arrested a Salvadoran man after he entered the United States illegally. Record checks revealed he is a Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang member with an extensive criminal history in the state of New York…”
Feb. 26: “Rio Grande Valley Sector agents arrested a Mexican man near Edinburg, Texas. Record checks revealed the man is a member of the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang.”
Feb. 22: “[A]gents patrolling the local ranchlands near Sarita, Texas, arrested eight illegal aliens. During processing, agents noticed one of the subjects displayed several tattoos affiliated with the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang.”
Feb. 19: “Rio Grande Valley agents arrested an MS-13 and a Sureño gang member in separate incidents.”
Feb. 14: “Weslaco agents working in Hidalgo, Texas, apprehended a Salvadoran man after he entered the United States illegally. During processing, record checks revealed the man is a member of the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang.”
Feb. 11: “[A]gents from the Rio Grande City station, arrested five illegal aliens. While being processed, record checks for a Salvadoran man revealed he is a MS-13 gang member…”
Feb. 7: “[A]gents working near Progreso, Texas, arrested 16 illegal aliens after making their illegal entry into the United States. Record checks for a Honduran male revealed he is a member of the MS-13 gang with criminal history…”