• [OT] Deported gang members going straight in Mexico

    From Rhino@21:1/5 to All on Thu May 1 10:39:26 2025
    I was surprised by this "good news" story about Hispanic gang members
    getting honest jobs after deportation to Mexico.

    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c93g2e332d9o

    I was struck by how these career gang-bangers got honest jobs rather
    than simply resuming their gang life within Mexico. I had assumed they'd
    make contact with the local cartel and sign up for whatever dirty
    business they were doing.

    I also found it very unexpected that a legacy media outlet actually
    reported on this since it is, in effect, positive about the
    deportations. Legacy media has taken a consistent line about being
    openly hostile to everything Trump does or attempts, particularly
    deportations. Of course the BBC is British, not American, so that may
    account for it but I haven't noticed any hostility in the BBC to
    Britain's own migrant crisis so I assumed they'd at least be neutral to
    the American deportations if not actively opposed.

    --
    Rhino

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