Watters Abruptly Ends Interview with Fmr. Gang Member Explaining Why Migrants Join Gangs: ‘We Got to Pay Some Bills... ‘

WATTERS Okay So you ░░░░░░░░ a lot of people ░░░░░░░░ in from the third ░░░░░░░░ a lot of them ░░░░░░░░ are detached from their ░░░░░░░░ Young men some teens ░░░░░░░░ twenties many of them ░░░░░░░░ gravitate to the streets ░░░░░░░░ because that s what ░░░░░░░░ available to them How ░░░░░░░░ will this get LOCO ░░░░░░░░ I mean anytime you ░░░░░░░░ individuals that that need ░░░░░░░░ belong that need to ░░░░░░░░ part of something that ░░░░░░░░ like they re not ░░░░░░░░ of something you re ░░░░░░░░ going to have that ░░░░░░░░ of Which direction am ░░░░░░░░ going So I believe ░░░░░░░░ options having options you ░░░░░░░░ people choices With no ░░░░░░░░ you don t have ░░░░░░░░ choices therefore you know ░░░░░░░░ to turn to street ░░░░░░░░ and criminal activity WATTERS ░░░░░░░░ easy is it to ░░░░░░░░ as a street gang ░░░░░░░░ an undocumented guy in ░░░░░░░░ sanctuary city It must ░░░░░░░░ heaven on earth LOCO ░░░░░░░░ mean I couldn t ░░░░░░░░ My early recollections of ░░░░░░░░ with the matter was ░░░░░░░░ my own parents migrating ░░░░░░░░ Mexico and coming to ░░░░░░░░ West Coast But I ░░░░░░░░ like to say it ░░░░░░░░ t a it wasn ░░░░░░░░ you know a luxury ░░░░░░░░ say we re going ░░░░░░░░ leave our family behind ░░░░░░░░ leave everyone behind to ░░░░░░░░ try and do something ░░░░░░░░ I would like to ░░░░░░░░ these migrants more refugees ░░░░░░░░ at that time I ░░░░░░░░ only speak on my ░░░░░░░░ which was you know ░░░░░░░░ family needing to be ░░░░░░░░ a better environment hard ░░░░░░░░ family responsible family My ░░░░░░░░ moved to the west ░░░░░░░░ A Venice Beach area ░░░░░░░░ crime was never part ░░░░░░░░ our background Now systemically ░░░░░░░░ I had parents that ░░░░░░░░ t understand the language ░░░░░░░░ didn t have a ░░░░░░░░ with law enforcement and ░░░░░░░░ with you know school ░░░░░░░░ Of course people like ░░░░░░░░ guys like us first ░░░░░░░░ fell through the cracks ░░░░░░░░ was a very common ░░░░░░░░ WATTERS So you re ░░░░░░░░ DREAMer Spanky LOCO I ░░░░░░░░ actually a doer I ░░░░░░░░ not a dreamer I ░░░░░░░░ a doer Because of ░░░░░░░░ shortcomings and because of ░░░░░░░░ examples that my parents ░░░░░░░░ in front of me ░░░░░░░░ ve been able to ░░░░░░░░ my own business be ░░░░░░░░ in my community talk ░░░░░░░░ my lived experience and ░░░░░░░░ what I saw systemically ░░░░░░░░ say there s options ░░░░░░░░ s choices here WATTERS ░░░░░░░░ you turned it around ░░░░░░░░ now you re on ░░░░░░░░ Watters Primetime You should ░░░░░░░░ proud of yourself LOCO ░░░░░░░░ Yeah exactly WATTERS But ░░░░░░░░ lot of these people ░░░░░░░░ t technically refugees though ░░░░░░░░ A lot of these ░░░░░░░░ just want to leave ░░░░░░░░ country because they want ░░░░░░░░ make money in America ░░░░░░░░ what better country to ░░░░░░░░ that than America They ░░░░░░░░ claiming asylum which is ░░░░░░░░ They re working the ░░░░░░░░ and Biden is letting ░░░░░░░░ get away with it ░░░░░░░░ know that Everybody knows ░░░░░░░░ LOCO I think it ░░░░░░░░ a matter of circumstance ░░░░░░░░ know to generalize the ░░░░░░░░ and say Mexicans are ░░░░░░░░ to cartels Mexicans are ░░░░░░░░ to crime I Mean ░░░░░░░░ can also look at ░░░░░░░░ what the backbone of ░░░░░░░░ might be which is ░░░░░░░░ hard work the labor ░░░░░░░░ jobs the jobs that ░░░░░░░░ t want to be ░░░░░░░░ up by other civilians ░░░░░░░░ in the area But ░░░░░░░░ have again you mentioned ░░░░░░░░ earlier We have cheap ░░░░░░░░ right You know when ░░░░░░░░ re looking at paying ░░░░░░░░ the minimum or less ░░░░░░░░ still take out wages ░░░░░░░░ housing and still take ░░░░░░░░ wages for equipment and ░░░░░░░░ predatory of course you ░░░░░░░░ left with less options ░░░░░░░░ I hear you I ░░░░░░░░ listen we need immigration ░░░░░░░░ the country we get ░░░░░░░░ But we like to ░░░░░░░░ who we let in ░░░░░░░░ don t like it ░░░░░░░░ upon us Spanky we ░░░░░░░░ have this conversation all ░░░░░░░░ long and as much ░░░░░░░░ I d like to ░░░░░░░░ can t We have ░░░░░░░░ pay some bills and ░░░░░░░░ to some other guests ░░░░░░░░ we appreciate you we ░░░░░░░░ you LOCO Thank you ░░░░░░░░ bless Thank you so ░░░░░░░░ I really appreciate you ░░░░░░░░ well Thank you for ░░░░░░░░ me on the show ░░░░░░░░ course to understand is ░░░░░░░░ show empathy I know ░░░░░░░░ s really hard these ░░░░░░░░ WATTERS No I get ░░░░░░░░ LOCO and saying Hey ░░░░░░░░ guy and that guy ░░░░░░░░ there is the cause ░░░░░░░░ why we re falling ░░░░░░░░ But having a little ░░░░░░░░ and going into your ░░░░░░░░ and saying what are ░░░░░░░░ needs and being first ░░░░░░░░ As opposed to being ░░░░░░░░ the couch and giving ░░░░░░░░ opinion and saying this ░░░░░░░░ I think would make ░░░░░░░░ better go out there ░░░░░░░░ out there and be ░░░░░░░░ and go out there ░░░░░░░░ connect with your local ░░░░░░░░ in the community and ░░░░░░░░ what is needed See ░░░░░░░░ your immediate area needs ░░░░░░░░ think that s the ░░░░░░░░ step WATTERS Well I ░░░░░░░░ empathy I ooze it ░░░░░░░░ you always know if ░░░░░░░░ don t ooze it ░░░░░░░░ lose it Mr Loco ░░░░░░░░ you.”