Government and Gangs
Series: NPR's Next Generation Radio
From: Next Generation Radio
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Over the last decade, the U.S. has collaborated with foreign governments to crack down on immigrant gangs. The way the laws now stand, immigrants with felony convictions can be deported. But under a new proposed bill, non-citizens even suspected of gang activity could end up suffering the same fate. Jacqueline Jove reports.
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Two major Latino gangs keep San Jose police busy. The gangs are divided by geographic lines and citizenship status.
?There?s the Sureno gang members, there?s Northern gang members. And usually, the ones that are illegal aliens are usually in the Sureno gang members,? says Savage.
Savage, as he?s known on the street, was born in Mexico. A legal resident savage has lived in the United States since he was one and a half years old. He has no visible tattoos and flashes a mouthful of braces when he smiles. Even so he runs with the Norteno?s, the gang that native-born citizens belong to.
?Lots of people always ask me why, but I feel like I?ve been raised here. My first language is pretty much English. And all my friends have always been into that stuff, so, yeah,? he says.
Miguel de la Rosa, 28 years old, is also a Mexican immigrant and a green card holder. His left arm bears...
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Over the last decade, the U.S. has collaborated with foreign governments to crack down on immigrant gangs. The way the laws now stand, immigrants with felony convictions can be deported. But under a new proposed bill, non-citizens even suspected of gang activity could end up suffering the same fate. Jacqueline Jove reports.
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