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Let's get some facts straight about MS-13 because it's looking more and more like Republicans will use this as their central campaign issue in the 2018 election. And they're going to use despicable attack ads to do it. So, batten down the hatches!

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First of all, detection of MS-13 gang members amounted to 0.075% of migrants coming from Central America in FY2017.

Lawfareblog: "This is far from the 'infestation' of violent gang members described by the president."

lawfareblog.com/whos-really-cr…

💥MS-13 gang was founded in Los Angeles.

⁉️Yes, the Good Ole' U.S.A.

washingtonpost.com/news/postevery…

💥Per the @washingtonpost MS-13 is a SMALL gang.

💥There are an estimated 10,000 MS-13 gang members in the U.S.A., less than 1% of the 1.4 million total gang members here.

💥CNN claims that 8% of gang members arrested during an ICE sweep last May were members of MS-13.

💥If you don't believe me, ask Ralph Northam, Governor of #Virginia.

💥This despicable attack ad claimed that Ralph Northam was "increasing the threat of MS-13."

⚠️Watch for these ads in your state, attacking #Democratic candidates. They are coming.

⁉️Remember Willie Horton in the 1988 election?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Ho…

😱Remember the scare tactics used by Republicans about 9/11 in the 2004 election?

💥These tactics worked and led to the elections of George H.W. Bush in 1988 George W. Bush in 2004.

💥Not in 2018!

⚡️Here's the Willie Horton attack ad used successfully against Michael Dukakis in the 1988 election.

💥Get Ready!

💥And Batten Down the Hatches!

⚡️If you want to read an investigative journalistic piece on the gang MS-13, please check this out: 👇

propublica.org/article/ms-13-…

🙏Thank you Hannah Dreier @hannahdreier for writing such an in-depth article about MS-13 for @ProPublica.

🤔The information is greatly appreciated!