American Gang Culture Is A Wholly Owned American Creation, Not The Product Of A Third World Invasion

                                      The vast gang culture that thrives in the United States is not a product of third world invaders, much as certain pundits and over paid political hacks and writers pretend otherwise. American gang culture, the vast world of drugs and crime, is a wholly owned American creation. Gangs and hate groups are prolific. The new president can choose the easy way, and blame illegal immigrants for everything, or he can take concrete steps to address the growing gangs and hate groups. This includes, but is not limited, to the following: 1. Focus immigration efforts on those that commit crimes, including driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Give a pathway to legitimacy for those hard working immigrants that want nothing more than a better life for themselves and their families, and that do contribute to society by the difficult labor they perform. 2. Remove all tax free status and privilege to any organization, including those operating as a so called religion, that espouse hatred and intolerance. Religious hate groups may be protected by the first amendment, but there is nothing in the constitution that demands that these groups receive tax free status. 3. Do not continue unchanged the nonproductive drug war that has stopped virtually nothing, except make gangs and terrorist organizations more powerful. 4. Consider two to three years of national service (which can include military service for some and other public service for others), for all young people. It is about time people learn that a country is not just about what you can take, but also what you can give. 5. Reform the criminal justice system, and ensure that a responsible society, not gangs and hate groups, control American jails and prisons. 6. Provide widespread employment for marginalized populations. Generations of chronically unemployed people and disenfranchised populations need to be reintegrated into the American mainstream. Simple employment can work miracles. It is not cheap, but it is still less expensive than continuing to maintain the vast criminal justice system that does nothing but chew up lives.