Gang Members Move Around DC Suburbs to Avoid Immigration Enforcement
"Montgomery and Fairfax counties are similar is size, population and demographics, but the Maryland county has seen nearly 25 percent more serious crime recently than its neighbor across the Potomac, a [county] study found," according to the Washington Examiner. "Jon Feere, a legal policy analyst for the Center for Immigration Studies, noted that the Montgomery County Council report cited a 12 percent reduction in violent crime in Fairfax County from 2006 to 2008, compared with a 5 percent drop in Montgomery during the same period. 'It is possible that Virginia's statewide efforts at discouraging illegal immigration have resulted in a greater decrease in violent criminal activity, particularly when it comes to the issue of criminal alien gangs like MS-13,' Feere said."