The Immigrant Gang Plague
Heather Mac Donald
Before immigration optimists issue another rosy prognosis for Americas multicultural future, they might visit Belmont High School in Los Angeles overwhelmingly Hispanic, gang-ridden Rampart district. Upward and onward is not a phrase that comes to mind when speaking to the first- and second-generation immigrant teens milling around the school this January.
Most of the people I used to hang out with when I first came to the school have dropped out, observes Jackie, a vivacious illegal alien from Guatemala. Others got kicked out or got into drugs. Five graduated, and four home girls got pregnant.
..if only a portion of those from south of the border goes bad, the costs to society will be enormous.
The Immigrant Gang Plague by Heather Mac Donald, City Journal Summer 2004
Heather Mac Donald
Before immigration optimists issue another rosy prognosis for Americas multicultural future, they might visit Belmont High School in Los Angeles overwhelmingly Hispanic, gang-ridden Rampart district. Upward and onward is not a phrase that comes to mind when speaking to the first- and second-generation immigrant teens milling around the school this January.
Most of the people I used to hang out with when I first came to the school have dropped out, observes Jackie, a vivacious illegal alien from Guatemala. Others got kicked out or got into drugs. Five graduated, and four home girls got pregnant.
..if only a portion of those from south of the border goes bad, the costs to society will be enormous.
The Immigrant Gang Plague by Heather Mac Donald, City Journal Summer 2004