Los Angeles is lost
Just when I think I've seen every outrage there is, along comes another one to surprise me. Maria "Chata" Leon is an illegal immigrant who has lived on Drew Street in Glassell park, Los Angeles for 23 years. During that time, she led a family-based drug ring that included many of her 13 children (by five different men) and turned the neighborhood into a major hub of LA drug traffic. She herself was arrested at least 14 times over the years, convicted three times, and served very little jail time. Oh, and she wasn't deported back to Mexico either.
If her last name sounds familiar, it's because her son, Daniel Ivan Leon, was the shooter armed with an AK-47 who perished in the notorious Glassell Park Shootout with police, in which neighboring schools and homes were under lockdown for several hours.
Here is a description of Ms. Leon's more recent arrest:
In one 2002 raid at the Leon house, Glendale police arrested Maria Leon and found cocaine, marijuana, a Tec-9 assault weapon, ammunition, a small explosive, packaging material and a cellphone that kept ringing with customers' drug orders, according to court records. Inside were six children under 10 years old, including Maria Leon's youngest child, a 3-month-old boy.She was released after credit for time served, which was less than a year, and immigration never picked her up.
This is a direct result of Los Angeles's "special order 40", in which the local police are not allowed to cooperate with federal immigration authorities or inquire about immigration status. This is a part of Mayor Villaraigosa’s attempt to make L.A. a "sanctuary city".
I'm not the only person who is outraged here. I'll let others do the talking. Here are a sample of letters in the Los Angeles Times on Friday:
Please, someone explain why Maria "Chata" Leon has been allowed to live in this country illegally for 23 years, having 13 children and committing crime after crime. Why has this woman never been deported? Why is she still on the streets of Los Angeles?More background on the Glassell Park area can be found here.
There is absolutely no excuse for this.
Sandra Stubban
Stanton
While most illegal immigrants entering the United States are honest people, it is the job of our governmental agencies to protect Americans from those who are not. The only way to do this is to secure our borders, penalize those hiring the undocumented, immediately deport those found guilty of crimes and, most important, have a Supreme Court ruling on the meaning of the 14th Amendment to determine who qualifies to become an American citizen.
This is not an anti-immigrant solution; it's a pro-law, pro-American solution. Illegal is just that.
Cheryl Smith
Gardena
L.A.'s Drew Street -- crime fortress, drug dealers operating with near impunity, illegal immigrant haven, illegal immigrant mother of 13 "deeply involved in the drug trade" with a "lengthy arrest record" and three convictions but no prison time -- need I go on? And how many other Drew Streets are there throughout California? Sort of makes one wonder what our police and immigration authorities are doing as these lesions are allowed to fester and spread. It has certainly reached the point for us to demand accountability and action. Otherwise, it's only going to get much worse.
Ron Romanosky
Tustin
And where's Maria Leon now? She's still around. Her and her family moved into a two-story house in nearby Victorville.
I have a question for Hispanic leaders in the city, including the Mayor. Why wouldn't you want a woman like this deported? That should, at least, be something we could agree on. Not only is she doing our country no good, she embodies the worst stereotypes of Hispanics and illegal immigrants and her very presence is a powerful argument for those who are calling for a crackdown on illegal aliens. In fact, why wait? Why don't you just make a citizen's arrest, put her in a van and drive her to Mexico yourself?
On a related note, parents and friends of Jamiel Andre Shaw, are marching on City Hall April 8, to persuade the city council to pass "Jamiel's Law", which would end L.A.'s status as a sanctuary city for illegal aliens. Jamiel was a local high school student who was murdered by an illegal immigrant who had recently been released from prison without being deported. If you live in L.A. you can join the effort, or if you live outside you can contact the city council here.
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7 comments:
Have you seen this immigration outrage story yet, John?
Unbelievable.
It's too late for L.A. It's a lost cause and the country shouldn't waste more resources on it. Let the rest of California pay the price and do what we can to contain both L.A and California in general.
The day may come when ceding it to Mexico will look like a good idea but the Mexican's may not even want it at that point.
Your questions are based upon false premises in that it is asssumed the mayor and other California officials want to act in the nation's and state's best interests. Their consistent actions clearly show otherwise.
Yes, this makes them fifth columnists. Americans have to wake up and realize that by voting party lines we are empowering full blown traitors seeking to destroy the country from within.
ABSOLUT ad is correct...CA does belong to Mexico. Soon they will be deporting American citizens from California, Mexico to somewhere in the United States.
Our elected "representatives" clearly do not represent Americans. They should be booted out on their asses asap.
True, Rachel. I have never seen an issue in which our "representatives" are so completely out of step with the will of the American people.
Shame on the Republicans especially, who should know that a large influx of uneducated, unskilled Latin American immigrants is going to keep them out of power for generations. You would think that they would show some self-interest here, at the bare minimum.
Thrill-
How many Republicans are in office in Los Angeles? They must be so cowed by the predominantly leftist Democrat city council, they are afraid to say boo for fear of being called "racists". The whole state is corrupt and the entire system is broken. And I'm afraid short of a civil war that Los Angelenos are too lazy to fight, Los Angeles IS lost.
L.A. IS AN ILLEGAL ALIEN, CRIME INFESTED, BANKRUPT CESS-POOL. THE RECONQUISTA MAYOR WELCOMES ILLEGAL ALIENS WITH OPEN ARMS, AND THE POLICE CHIEF IS A USELESS LACKIE. ONE DAY L.A. WILL EXPLODE INTO CIVIL WAR, UNLESS THE VOTERS THROW THESE TRAITORS OUT OF OFFICE, AND TAKE BACK CALIFORNIA FROM THE RECONQUISTAS!
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