Tijuana Cartel

Lizette Resendiz Composition 10 Jose Bolivar June 9th, 2016 Create a better Country Are you grateful to be an American citizen? Are you grateful for the opportunities you have? If you are not there is others that wish to be in your position. Immigration between the United States and mexican border is very common. The Secure Fence Act in 2006 was made for maximum security so Mexicans won 't trespass to the United States. Immigration is a person’s desire of new experiences, a better…

Si eres pobre te humilla la gente/si eres rico te tratan muy bien/un amigo se metió a la mafia/porque pobre ya no quiso ser/ahora tiene dinero de sobra/por costales le pagan al mes (Los Tucanes de Tijuana, 2002). “El Centenario” performed by the famous Mexican regional band, Los Tucanes de Tijuana, narrates the story of a humble worker whose social position produced multiple encounters of humiliation (2002). Nevertheless, his faith changed when he joined the mafia, as he acquired fortune,…

The immigration laws that have been enacted in the United States reflect the politics and migrant flows of the times, with early immigration laws focusing on the migration of people from Europe and Asia, and more recent regulations targeting Mexican immigrants. The gradual shift in focus towards Latin American immigration in the U.S. is most closely attributed to growing concerns of national security, because most Americans view migrants crossing the border as violent drug smugglers. Steven…

“Street gang activities of MS-13 have a major effect in regards to homeland security?” The purpose of this paper seeks to justify that the street gang activities of MS-13 affects and poses a threat to the homeland security. The Mara Salvatrucha is the most notorious gang in America to date. The gang is commonly referred to as MS-13. It is believed that MS-13 is comprised of over 70,000 members who are distributed in every state in Northern and Latin America. The gang has cultivated a legacy that…

is just as bad and ruthless. Mexican drug cartels fight and murdered each other for the best trade routes possible. In Tijuana the death rate of police officers is so high that there is few people willing to take the job (Enriquez and Marosi). And just like the bootleggers cartels are coming up with new way to import their stuff. But even the most ruthless gangsters of the 1920’s might hesitate to use some of the methods of drug lords today. Many cartels will use people as drug mules by making…