Barrio 18 Sociology

The word gang-everyone knows what it means or what it stands for. Of course by the time children get to the end of their elementary years they’ve heard of know gangs such as; the Cribs, Bloods, Latin Kings, Vatos Locos, but none of those names cause as much fear and terror as the gang called La Mara Salvatrucha aka MS-13. La Mara known for their psychotic methods of killing and running their turf, no other gang comes close to causing the same fear as La Mara Salvatrucha (ms-13gang.com). Forced to abandon their home land due to the civil war in El Salvador, the adventure to the U.S. was good at the start but soon the odds turned against them. Therefore for their

Originating in the United States, ms-13 and similar gangs have had a devastating impact on central America. This article describes the origins from the United States and how through the Los Angeles Riots and other tough on crime policies had the effect of placing many immigrants and criminals back in their home country of central America. The deportees some of that might have been criminals and taken to the United States as children, united in desperation to become ms-13. The article further describes the brutality that the gangs have committed in the region. Through drug trade, smuggling and senseless murder, life in central America has been disturbed by gangs and have become a national security there. The dangers of gangs in central America

The 18th Street gang also known as Barrio 18 has become one of the largest

The gangs have formed part of Central America. For a long time, but in the early 1980s, they began to work. There are numerous reasons for the gangs to grow because of the lack of education, culture of violence, poverty, and dysfunctional families. The two largest gangs are the Mara Salvatrucha known as MS-13 or Maras and The Eighteen Street gang also known as Barrio 18. The Barrio 18 despises MS 13. The rise of the Maras happened with the migration and the blend of different street cultures. The gang known as Barrio 18 was originally formed by Mexicans immigrants. Over the years, each gang has grown and taken up 60 percent of the population. These gangs have taken over the territories and have also controlled over some prisons

The MS-13 gang has cliques, or factions, located throughout the United States and is unique in that it retains is ties to its El Salvador counterparts. With cliques in Washington DC, Oregon, Alaska, Arkansas, Texas, Nevada, Utah, Oklahoma, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Maryland, Virginia, Georgia, Florida, Canada, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, and several other South American countries, the MS-13 gang is truly "international" and on the verge of becoming the first gang to be categorized as an "organized crime" entity.” (MS13 Gang….)The strength of the gang members is 36,000 in Honduras. The age of the members is normally between 11 to 40 years. Initially started as a defensive organization to protect El Salvadorian immigrants from the cruelty of LA gangs, the gang soon began targeting the members of the Salvadorian community as well. Criminality became a way of life for the M-13 gang members, with no holds barred. It soon turned out to be business of profiteering, and it expanded rapidly across the United States. By the 1990s, its network spread like the octopus growing in all directions, and its membership had reached the East Coast. Initially they were not well-organized. In the early 2000s, the organizational pattern had changed. The leadership of these newly organized units emanated from faraway places like California and El Salvador. Cells began to sprout all over the country. In Texas and the Rio

Some do not have the choice. The only choice they are left with is either stay and be killed or take the risk of being killed with a better future if they make it. Many placing in Central America such as Honduras, where Enrique is from, is filled with violence caused by gangs. The crime rate is so high in San Pedro Sula, Honduras second largest city, that in 2014 the murder rate was 171 per 100,000 people. More than 97 percent of all murders go unsolved. Honduras doesn’t have the resources to battle this gangs. Many people in Honduras will avoid going out at all in order to be safe. It is not uncommon to be driving or walking to school or work and see a dead body in the sidewalk or a parking lot. Many of these murders go unsolved because the people that could help out authorities are either killed or are extremely scared to do anything about it. Young kids growing up in communities like this that don’t plan on emigrating in the United States will often join gangs. Children are a big target for gangs as they can be trained and taught to do what they want. Children will join gangs for a number of reasons. Some join to feel that they are a part of something, to feel that they have a family with people who care about them. Many are in this situation due to not growing up with their parents. This could be the kids of migrant mothers who make the journey into the United States to provide a better future for kids only to have them feel abandoned and find comfort in a gang. Others simply join out of fear. They join so that that gang will not kill them and by joining the gang, they have people who will defend them from other rival gangs. In Enrique’s journey, Enrique made friends from a gang called MS-13, also known as Mara Salvatrucha. His friendship didn’t last long but while he had it, his friends would have his back and help each other out. They even protected

The sociological issue depicted in the video The New Ghettos of America is deviance. This is any belief, characteristic or action that members of a societal group consider a violation of group norms and that the person who violated these norms will be punished. One example of deviance from the video is the increase in crime in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. There are two cops in the video that talk about having to take twenty-four hour shifts most of the week to at most keep the crime under control because they haven’t even made a dent in solving the problems with drug and gang violence crime. Another example is the woman in Los Angeles who lost her son because gang members came into the house and shot him in his bed while he was unarmed.

One of the most popular gangs is the notorious Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) which originated in the Los Angeles area

Like in every college, there are social groups or fraternities and sororities as we call them now. In the inspiring movie, “School Daze” by Spike Lee shows the constant conflict within African-American community over hair texture and skin complexion. Lee used a college campus, “Mission College,” because in the late 80’s and early 90’s, college campuses gained popularity in the black communities. Culture, stereotypes, and audiences displayed throughout this film. So what actually goes on during this inspirational film and why did Spike Lee make it?

In 1979, a civil war broke out in El Salvador between government soldiers and civilians. The war lasted for more than a decade and left blood as well as approximately 700,000 refugees. These refugees also included former military combatants. In the 1980’s vast amounts of the refugees migrated to Los Angeles (LA), which is the home of 1,000+ gangs. The refugees were not welcomed to LA and became ostracized in the Hispanic community as it had been controlled by Mexican street gangs (Eighteenth Street gang). This caused some of the refugees to form a group of their own. The new gang became known as the Mara Salvatrucha Stoners (MS Stoners). The gang begins as a group who was all about smoking week and having a good time. Over time, they started to grow and aggressively sell drugs. In doing this they, imposed on the Mexican gang’s territory. In the summer of 1990, a fight broke out between the two gangs and a member of the MS Stoners was shot. This started a war between the two groups. The war escalated and became so violent that innocent people were getting hurt. The Mexican mafia saw how bad the war was for business, so they intervened to put an end to the bloodshed. The Mexican mafia divided up the territory between the two gangs. Shortly after this meeting the Mara Salvatrucha Stoners dropped Stoners from their name and added the number thirteen to show respect to the Mexican mafia. With the support of the Mexican mafia and Eighteenth Street, Mara Salvatrucha Thirteen

Central Latin Americans have been separated from their families, this is a huge problem. When a U.S.-born child’s parent/parents are deported they sometimes leave with them, stay in the U.S. with another parent/family member, or end up in

DCHHS joined community leaders to celebrate Los Barrios Unidos expanding its services by opening a new location at 4732 W Illinois Street Dallas.

As current president Barack Obama stated, “Put yourself in their shoes. Imagine you’ve done everything right your entire life… only to suddenly face the threat of deportation to a country that you know nothing about, with a language that you may not even speak” (Obama). These kids, who know little of their home country, have grown up in America for most of their childhood as law abiding children who lack U.S. citizenship. Back at home, children are frequently on the front lines of danger, and so a parent’s only option is to pay up to $7500 to smuggle their child into America (Ross). Until America reassesses this issue with illegal alien minors, young, innocent children will be returned to a poverty-stricken lifestyle with no way out.

This article looks at the impact enforcement policies have had on Mexican families more broadly and children specifically. Drawing on interviews with 91 parents and 110 children in 80 households, the author suggests that, similar to the injury pyramid used by public health professionals, a deportation pyramid best depicts the burden of deportation on children (Dreby, 2012, Pg. 829). At the top of the pyramid are instances that have had the most severe consequences on children's daily lives: families in which a deportation has led to permanent family dissolution (Dreby, 2012, Pg. 829). But enforcement policies have had the greatest impact on children at the bottom of the pyramid. Regardless of legal status or their family members' involvement with immigration authorities, children in Mexican immigrant households describe fear about their family stability and confusion over the impact legality has on their lives (Dreby, 2012, Pg. 829). These children are moved from placement to placement, or from various family members, or various shelters. They do not feel safe a lot of the time or have any sense of stability. On top of all of this they do not feel a sense of belonging or even welcomed due to their alien status, this status can hender their chances of overall life

The 18th Street Gang is a street gang that originated around 18th Street and Union Avenue in the Rampart District of Las Angeles during the 1960s (unitedgangs, 2017). The exact location of the gangs origination is debated however, most academic sources accepts this general area. The people who made up the gang were mostly second-generation Hispanic immigrants (unitedganga, 2017). This gang was originally part of the Clanton 14 but some members wanted to separate in order to form their own gang calling themselves the Clanton 18th Street. In addition, they also wanted to give new immigrants the opportunity to join. Separating into their own gang allowed for exponential growth of its members and even more so once they became more established