News & Updates June 8, 2018
Calling MS-13 ‘Animals’ Isn’t Just Racist—It’s Dangerous and Counterproductive
On May 21, the White House issued a statement that repeatedly used the word “animals” to describe people involved in the MS-13 gang. Two days later, at a public forum on Long Island, this language was repeated and reinforced. MS-13 (the initials for Mara Salvatrucha) originated in Los Angeles in the 1980s through a complex