The Boston Herald reports that MS-13, an East Boston street gang, has been linked to the al-Qaeda terrorist network:
MS-13, which stands for La Mara Salvatrucha, is an extremely violent organization with roots in El Salvador, and boasts more than 100 "hardcore members" in East Boston who are suspected of brutal machete attacks, rapes and home invasions. There are hundreds more MS-13 gangsters in towns along the North Shore, said Boston police Sgt. Detective Joseph Fiandaca, who has investigated the gang since it began tagging buildings in Maverick Square in 1995.
In recent months, intelligence officials in Washington have warned national law enforcement agencies that al-Qaeda terrorists have been spotted with members of MS-13 in El Salvador, prompting concerns the gang may be smuggling Islamic fundamentalist terrorists into the country. Law enforcement officials have long believed that MS-13 controls alien smuggling routes along Mexico.
According to the Herald, the warning is being taken seriously in Boston. Good, it should be taken seriously. In September, California Yankee posted about a Washington Times article reporting that a top al-Qaeda lieutenant met with leaders of El Salvador's notorious Mara Salvatrucha gang. The concern then ,as now, was the smuggling of illegal aliens across the U.S. border.
One more time, tell me again why we can't control the nation's borders. The alternative is not acceptable. We must control who and what crosses the border.
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