Mara Salvatrucha

The United States of America perceived as the “American Dream” of economic and personal opportunities. However, the American Dream is an illusion. The Mexican border is a dividing line to distinguish us from Latinos, but it’s an asymmetrical relationship defined by dominance and subordination. Latinos endure a long journey without knowing whether they will die from starvation or get shot by minutemen dreaming of what lies ahead in America. Thousands cross the border or go through the sewer but…

Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) has become one of the most notorious transnational gang. Is estimated that this gang operates worldwide with an estimate of 30,000 to 50,000 members (Marcovitz 30). Being a transnational gang is important to know how is structured and how members in this gang all contribute to the group. Since MS originated in Los Angeles during the Salvadorian civil war and started migrating or were being deported they began forming cliques. But besides that this gangs are organized…

Originating in Los Angeles, California, America's most dangerous gang is thus far is Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13). What started out as a small, tight-knit group of friends going to rock concerts, turned into an army of terrifying, rigid gang members. Now with over 100,000 active members across the world, the gang has made a reputation as the most dangerous gang. MS-13, in a nutshell, is a profit making mafia. What brings in the big bucks for them primarily is large-scale drug trafficking. From…

Kings, Tango blast is known as a prison gang where membership is acquired in prison. There is a gang called the Crips that identify themselves with the color blue. The opposing gang is known as the Bloods that identify with the color red. The Mara Salvatrucha from Salvadorians also known as Ms 13. These gangs are seen usually in urban areas. Prison gangs are usually race oriented Aryan brotherhood is for the white supremacist (Clear, Cole, Reisig, et al. 2017). Gangs arrange the killing of gang…

Immigration is not something new to the United States. Immigration has been in place since the native warriors crossed a land bridge in the last Ice Age. Even in today’s day and age, thousands of people immigrate here in one day. In the early 20th Century, immigration was frequent because of the rumors told about America. At this time, many bad things were happening in foreign countries and the US was establishing itself as a world power. That made US the ideal target for immigration. All people…

March of 2014, having about 15 deaths a day. Deaths for the entire month added up to 3517. As of 2015, there are an estimated 7 deaths a day because of gang violence6. Most of the violence that is happening is between he two gangs, Calle 18 and Mara Salvatrucha, and gangs against the government, claiming that they are “freedom fighters”3 from a government that lets their citizens be among the poorest in Central America8. They convey messages by bombing government buildings, killing government…

When it comes to Latin American it was interesting to know that the time from the mid-19th century to the early 20th century was called the “land of opportunity” and that was from the many emigrants from Europe. With Argentina became one of the main countries of the many emigrants from Europe which was approximately 6 million people. This was contributed to the labor and the capital that began to flow into Argentina. Despite the great number of people flowing into Argentina there was tremendous…

Security Threat Groups, also referred to as gangs are either an formal or informal group of prison inmates who set up either by race or by their beliefs. The evolution of gangs have developed a threat to the safety of prison officials and other inmates. Some of the major security threat groups include the Aryan Brotherhood, The Klu Klux Klan, The Folks, The Nation of Islam, and MS13. Groups within the correctional facilities are categorized as STGs depending upon parameters such as gang history,…

Maximiliano Hernandez Martinez was established as president of El Salvador in 1931 after a coup overthrew the governing president, Arturo Araujo. Martinez was then chosen by army officials to preside due to his determined character and military experience; as a result, he ruled from 1931-1944. However, El Salvador’s constitution only allows a 5-year term and a same ruler cannot govern two consecutive periods. In order to extend his presidency, he passed a bill and changed the constitution to…

continuous growth is another attribute. An immense part of these organizations follows their transcendence across borders and how a singular country does not represent who they are. Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, is…