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Fed crackdown on Utah gangs nets 50 arrests

This is a magnificent reaction from our wonderful federal government! And all that was required to motivate the apathetic feds to finally do something was that a 7 year old girl had to die in gang violence!

Meanwhile, Tony Yapias ia organizing a protest and demanding that these gang members be released back to their familes. he was quoted as saying "It is not fair to break up families at this time of the year as we prepare for pioneer day. Some of these men have families to support".

Where is our compassion? Remember our legislature.

Please keep up the pressure on these idiots. I just wish it had been done before the little girl was murdered. Remember her next time you pull over carload of gang idiots law enforcement.

Thank you for a job well done.

Let's keep it going and read a headline like this once a week.

Deportation only means that they are given another chance to get back into our country. They will be helped by the gangs and others, and continue their destructive ways. Incarceration not deportation.
Yapias seems part of the problem not the solution.
Pioneer Day's is a celebration of good over evil.

Deport them, again and again and again!

Well I thought the leaders of the USA said they needed Mexs to do the picking well son of a gun. there,s 12 million now what do you do huh, Mr. McCain. Well well let me see, no one wants to talk about this problem, they need the votes you see.

The solution to Gangs is prevention NOT Stopping it after it has started! (I AM A CONSERVATIVE, NOT A LIBERAL DEMOCRAT). Sadly a few more tax dollars/Volunteer hours pointed at gang recruitment areas youth before GANG AGE, needs to be done. Make them feel more confident in themselves, more involved in communitee, promote close nit togetherness and a "Family Sense" of brotherhood and sisterhood for the young people with good influence and leadership surounding them. Teach them about drugs, and alcohol, firearms and real harm they do to families and self. Promote recreation, a place to hang out where there is something to DO! Get out into the streets and talk to the parents and involve them as much as possible. Let these children know & PROVIDE THEM an ALTERNATIVE TO GANGS!

I know, GO TO CHURCH! But Young Mens and Young Womens is once a week, and not always exciting. They need a EVERYDAY PLACE to go till 11:00 pm or even later on weekends with Activities where they can BE THEMSELVES! With this you will see activity in the Church build! Until this is done in mass In Utah, Nothing is going to change!

Thank you US Senators and Congressman for the wonderful job you are doing of giving lip service to the illegal immigration problem in this country and not enforcing the law. Keep up the good work and maybe more little 7 year old girls will die!

This article cheered my heart. Thanks to the decision makers in this matter. Who'll mourn the absence of these uneducated short-haired tattood thugs? Seriously, what good do they contribute to society? They spread crime, fear, intimidation...arrest 'em and deport 'em.

There needs to be a supreme penalty for a criminal who returns to the United States after being deported.

All criminals need to be marked either by tattoo or branding to facilitate future prosecution according to their crimes. This mark would be put somewhere on their body not visable to casual eyes but available to law enforcement. A national data base containing the marks information and DNA would allow positive and quick identification. If the mark is somehow removed the DNA would provide the positive identification.

Thanks for the effort, however it will fall on deaf ears! One of the idiots involved in the shooting of the 7 year old girl, had already been deported on two seperate occasions. Does this make any sense?? Deportation does NOT work! After they are deported...they will be back here illegally within one year. There needs to much harsher consequences for these type of people. How about amputating the trigger man's finger when they shoot at someone? How about instituting a quick death penalty for these murderous thugs? They will not quit their thug way of life, until there are some real/true consequences for what they do! These guys should be required to serve in the military and immediately be pushed to the front line fighting in Iraq. Then let's see how they value human life? These murderous thugs have no concept of the value of human life! Of course the real question is...Where are their parents? and why don't they do a better job of parenting? Because our society has become to wound up in not punishing children, so they are free to intimidate their neighbors with NO recourse.

Many gang members are already hardened criminals by the time they enter this country illegally. I doubt if going to a few family home evenings is going to change that.

Thank heaven for the FEDS. Finally, someone is taking this seriously. Finally, we get equal enforcement of the law.

Was there a church in LA protecting these illegals let them deal with the expence of the illegals, if they had to maybe they would think twice about what they did, that church helps with their mouth only.
Thank you Utah, Romney is the only one with the guts to say what to do with these illegals. Your dealing with illegals coming to the USA only to cause trouble, and to take advanage of our good nature, witch will run out some day I tell you.
Cause trouble to drive out of town folks that lived there for years so they can control the towns and cities to sell their durgs. USA wake up fight back and save your way of life.

Bravo to the feds and state, but what took you so long. It should not take a child dying to get rid of the scum. Are these the illegals that Orrin Hatch and Bob want to make into US Citizens then give them social security benefits??? Wake Up! Now, go to Mexico and take the oil for the illegals who are here taking our health care, public education , and benefits away from taxpaying Americans!!

I agree that these gang members are already hardened criminals when they enter the country. We HAVE TO close the borders. If an illegal immigrant criminal is a repeat offender and returns after being deported there must be a stiff penalty based upon the severity of the crimes offended.
Wonderful job in rounding up these guys!! Keep it up. It's a constant battle on the homefront.

Guess gangs from Mexico are the jobs that American will not do....Hello...30% of those in prision are here ILLEGALLY...

News Flash...why did the US Congress strip away 100 million from going to the border police departments in Texas to fight illegals...?? Instead they gave 400 million to Mexico!!

It is time we all wake up and vote the Bums out and elect those who will serve America, not the global multinational interests!

I understand your angle. I just think that a lot of the problems begin on an even more basic level. Gang activity comes from parents who are either absent in the sight of their children because their lives are consumed with survival, or infidelity to one another. Or the parents themselves are too tolerant of behavior that should have been disciplined MUCH SOONER. Their world functions largely on the basis of intimidation and sub-cultural images that they would call art. It's easy to be in a social network where one thinks that the rest of the world is similar to that social network. People who use drugs tend to think that many more people use drugs. People who are deeply religious can have a sugar coated perspective on society as a whole. There's obviously a STARK difference between those who are looking to improve their lives, and those who are out dealing drugs and formulating acts of sheer stupidity like drive by shootings. I yet understand your angle. "Don't fence me in". Ironically many gangsters come from a Christian background. They really need to turn to Jesus Christ above all and better understand their potential.