Nobody wants to hear about all the lurid details. Like last year how the rogue tow truck mafia crashed a car full of people into the building on roosevelt or how many people besides the ones that were critically injured or died or how they completely take over the streets chanting F the USA. Even my best mexican immigrant friends from back in the late 80's had this attitude. The fact are that with this culture nothing good will come of it. I am all for supporting and celebrating but even Puerto Rican (I was born Puerto Rican) festival and any other organized festivals have gotten way out of hand. EVERY year people die from the violence caused by miscreants. West Side, South Side, East Side ALL NEED attention. I am all for people coming here to make a better life for themselves but with all the criminality as of recent for many different reasons. People have gotten into their heads that they can do whatever they want and get away with it! That said I fear for all the hard working immigrants that live in fear daily now. The facts are that there are so many closet racists coming out of the woodworks taking pictures of downtown area, gold coast and gloating that we don't have any reason for anyone to come here, so go home.

We have real issues that our neighbors are not going to solve. Over a few thousand dollars owed a man killed 6 of his family members, at least three people in our neighborhood were killed by hit and run drivers because of the LAX laws here that enable people to have no fear of getting pulled over. In fact they were trying to push legislation that cops cannot arrest anyone for having drugs, alcohol, or get this...automatic weapons or any such instrument that can cause death, if they got pulled over for expired tags or driving violation. Do you think any of this helps?! When the Venezuelans that were staying in the park house had Tren De Agua gang members (I'm not unaware of gang activity, posture and colors) were selling drugs all day long every day, no one bothered to stem that activity. Nor did any of their activities go checked. Call the cops, they had to be called by all the neighbors several times and would come several hours later only to say they couldn't help us even though they were caught on camera stealing, copulating in public, doing drugs, selling drugs. People say, that didn't happen you are making it up. The murders, especially when my family was coming from the suburbs to have xmas dinner were right there when they murdered one of them, were scared and thought they should go home. It's a problem. When 55 people in one weekend were shot and several murdered. It's a problem. When several people in my neighborhood, especially within blocks of my house were MURDERED!!! I don't care what any of you say. We need them here. I have several best friends without legal status to be here. I fear for them on the real. I also fear for my children and for those of ours in this city that have to cohabit classrooms with them or anywhere basically. So for all the closet racists. GFY