Jorge Ramos Lectures Father Of Murder Victim On Immigration Reform

MRC Latino | July 19, 2016
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JORGE RAMOS, UNIVISION/FUSION ANCHOR: Mr. Shaw, but don't you think it would be a better idea, instead of doing that (Jamiel's Law), that maybe the police wouldn't apply the law correctly with many immigrants who are not criminals, how about permanent immigration reform, in which everyone would go through background checks?

JAMIEL SHAW, SR: Everybody?

JORGE RAMOS: Everybody. The 11 million who are here. Isn't that a better idea?

JAMIEL SHAW, SR: I mean, it could be if you're in the political part, but see, I'm thinking as a father who misses his son. Whose son didn't do nothing. All my son was doing was walking down the street, which is a freedom that he has. He should be able to be allow...he should be able to walk down the United States.

JORGE RAMOS: I agree. And we don't want that to happen again. That's why you're just here. that's why you just spoke.

JAMIEL SHAW, SR: right. But I need more than -me personally- I need more than just reform because I don't believe in that. I want people to go after the gangbangers. Crips, Bloods, whoever, I don't care. But where I got into the fight is, my son was murdered by a 18th Street gangbanger, illegally in the country, from Mexico. I mean, that's just what happened.