The Los Zetas In Mexico

For many years now, these groups have existed throughout the United States, often running criminal activities and causing serious problems in our cities. Some of the most dangerous and violent of these groups have been formed by Mexican immigrants. For this reason, one of the main concerns of recent problems with illegal immigration has been gang-related activities. While other gangs were formed in black and white communities,

This would eventually lead to a war between the Medellin Cartel and the Colombian government. The cartel carried out numerous terrorist attacks against civilians and government targets in order to bring down the Colombian government. Hundreds of government personnel and civilians died from the Medellin Cartel’s violence, including a presidential candidate Luis Carlos Galan. In order to influence Colombian government the cartel began to bribe many government officials and those who didn’t accept the bribery were killed. However, the enormous amount of violence began to negatively affect the Medellin Cartel.

During the continuous growth of the Medellin Cartel, there were many effects on worldwide politics, and they severely affected the nation of Columbia as a whole. Narcoterrorism is a term that perfectly sums up the Medellin Cartel’s effects on the people and government of Columbia. High profile assassinations and kidnappings causing fear for Columbia’s politicians. Acts of terror committed toward certain characters, harming innocent bystanders in the process were carried out numerous times. Escobar 's ruthless policy towards judges, police and political officials was one he called "Silver or Lead.

Majority of the country’s problem is from street gangs known as “maras”, which help make El Salvador one of the most dangerous places in the world. According to the United Nations on Drugs and Crime, in 2011 the homicide rate was 69.2 per 100,000. There is no secret that El Salvador is known for their outrageous violent gangs. One of the largest El Salvadoran youth gangs is known

America is a country known for its impregnable environment— one of the essential lures for others to join this melting pot of people. In recent years, the southern border has been left open and vulnerable to contamination, brutality, and economic downfall. From where have these realities catastrophizing our nation arisen? Walking in almost freely, pregnant herds of Mexican illegal immigrants infiltrate the United States by the millions, carrying on their backs a plethora of diseases, including, but not limited to, Malaria, Leprosy, and HIV, along with millions of pounds of cocaine and marijuana each year. The drug war in America grows rapidly and is a strong contributor to the violence seen in the nation today.

(Bowley 10). It’s been seen that his internationally recognized cartel, the Medellin cartel has caused plenty of problems for the Colombian government.

The Southwestern cuisine was created at the influence of Spanish, Mexican and Native American cultures. This influence took place, especially in New Mexico, but also in Arizona, Utah, Colorado and California. The cuisine that has formed has become iconic to the United States Southwest with having many similarities between Mexican food and a unique twist to it. The beginning of all this food style influence came from the legacy of the Aztecs, who were dining on beans, corn, chilies, avocados and onions. All these foods were present throughout the time, even before the Spaniards arrived in the New World.

Drug Trafficking is one of the most profitable occupations in the world. It is also the reason people die every day, from drug overdoses or from violence brought from greed and desire. Some of the most well-known leaders are Joaquín Guzmán, also known as “El Chapo”, leader of the Sinaloa Cartel and Pablo Escobar, leader of the Medellin Cartel. Escobar is arguably the person who made cocaine so popular in the United States with his innovative techniques of bringing it to America during the governments struggle to constrain drugs in the United States. Guzmán is a more successful drug lord than Pablo Escobar for many reasons.

The illegal drug industry took charge in the 1970s. Violence increased and illegal drug trade started. Although the external debt crisis affected much of Latin America, Colombia was able to grow almost 3 times faster than the Latin American average. Yet, violence restrained economic growth and drugs distorted the economy. Hundreds of bombs exploded in Colombian cities in the 80s.

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They managed to capture or kill “the heads of different cartels. But the unexpected consequences was an explosion of violence throughout the country as lower-level cartel members fought to fill the power vacuum” (Gomez). While Mexico fought the cartels, the cartels fought each other. The condition in Mexico was grim. “Less than 20% of those detained on drug trafficking charges in Mexico were convicted.

According to Vanda Felbab-Brown, a Brookings Institute narcotics expert, Mexican cartels are a structured and militarized organization that employ at least half a million people. To increase the control within Mexicos institutional frame work the cartels use brutality and terror. Corpses are dumped in city streets and in other cases, the bodies are cut into pieces or decapitated. Reporters are usually always the victims of cartel murders. They fear fatal repercussions for detailing cartel activities.

All these crimes represent a multi-billion dollar industry and they pose a threat not only to communities on both sides of the border, but to our national security as well. United States Side Of The Border: kidnappings, corruption issues, and the illegal drug trade that goes through. The cash that 's flowing south, the weapons that are flowing south, and the drugs that are flowing north. Many illegal immigrants dig holes underground to get into the United States while smuggling drugs into the United States.

Mexican drug cartels are influential in providing the surplus of drugs to America. Some of the most powerful Mexican cartels operate in the US and seven of them prove to be the source of the country’s drug problem. Heroin, cocaine, meth, and marijuana travel across borders and become for sell on the black market. Deemed the most powerful and wealthiest cartel in Mexico and the world are the Sinaloa Cartel. New leadership rocked the foundation of the cartel in the 1990s.

Life in Mexico can be very harsh, many people outside of Mexico believe life in the country isn’t as bad as it seems. Over the years the country has changed but still face many problems. The Mexican drug war is still a highly supplied conflict between the Mexican army and drug cartels in Mexico. The country has been one of the main suppliers of illegal drugs that causes discrimination, drug trafficking and many deaths yearly. The question is, how has life in Mexico changed before and after the war on drugs?