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School Year: Immigration Policies and American Ties

school year: You just think, Oh, God, whose child is it now ' said Stephanie Spezia, a longtime resident of this suburb in the heart of Long Island that's caught in the grip of a violent street gang with Central American ties, MS-13.MS-13 has been blamed for a trail of 11 corpses of mostly young people discovered in woods and vacant lots in Brentwood and neighbouring Central Islip since the start of the school year, according to Toronto Star. The bloodshed in the blue-collar towns has gotten the attention of President Donald Trump, who says it's the result of lax immigration policies that let too many criminal scum slip through. Esteban Felix / AP By Claudia Torrens Frank Eltman And Colleen Long The Associated Press Fri., April 28, 2017 BRENTWOOD, N.Y. Late at night, when helicopters thrum overhead and spotlights beam down onto lawns, many people here know exactly what's going on. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Friday gave a speech about the violence to law enforcement officials near a park where the bodies of four young men were found this month bearing MS-13's hallmarks repeated slashes from a blade that left them nearly unrecognizable. Teens say any perceived slight to a gang member, especially a refusal to join, can mean death. Article Continued Below Some parents say they're afraid to let their children go to school. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.