Facing a surge in gang violence, King County Executive Dow Constantine has announced that $1.4 million from a law-enforcement emergency fund will be immediately tapped to combat the war erupting between rival Latino gangs in South King County

One in five Latino residents in South King County lives below the federal poverty line and that teen pregnancy rates are higher than in other parts of the county. Tyee High School in SeaTac, one of the most diverse in the country, has the highest percentage of Hispanic students in the county, along with one of the highest dropout rates. Just some more evidence that the browning of America will be its downfall.