Here are the gangs that show up on that map:
- Los Vatos Desmadrosos 19th Street
- Nortenos 14
- West Side Hustlaz 16th Avenue
- Surenos 13
- Unclaimed gang territory
- Little Valley Lokotes 13
- Varrio Campo Vida 21
- PBS/SSF 13- Frontline 4th Street
- La Raza 14- Wasteland
- North Side Villains 14
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The Norteños (Spanish: [noɾˈteɲos] meaning Northerners)—Norteñas for females, are the various, loosely affiliated street gangs that pay tribute to the Nuestra Familia while in US Federal and State correctional facilities.[4] Norteños may refer to Northern California as Norte. Their biggest rivals are the Sureños from Southern California.[5][6] The statewide north-south dividing line between Norteños and Sureños has roughly been accepted as the rural communities of Delano and Bakersfield, California.[6][7] The gang's membership primarily consists of Mexican Americans, but has members of other Latino American groups (in most cases Salvadorians) and some African American and very few Caucasian members.Norteños use the number 14 which represents the fourteenth letter of the English alphabet, the letter N, in order to pay allegiance to Nuestra Familia.[11][12] It is sometimes written in Roman numerals as XIV, or a hybrid of Roman and Arabic numerals, X4. Norteño emblems and clothing are based on the color red, and sometimes black.[11] A typical Norteño outfit is being "flamed up" including a red belt, red shoes, and red shoelaces.[11] They will also favor sports team apparel that shows their affiliation through symbolism such as the Nebraska Cornhuskers, UNLV Rebels and San Francisco 49ers.[11] Some Norteños will tattoo themselves with four dots.[13] A Norteño derogatorily refers to a Sureño as a "scrap" (Hispanicized scrapa) or "Sur rat" (sewer rat). Norteños also lay claim to images of the Mexican-American labor movement, such as the sombrero, machete, and the logo of the United Farm Workers which is a stylized black Aztec eagle ("Huelga bird").
And a little bit about their rivals, the Surenos:
Sureños, Sur 13, or Sureños X3 are groups of loosely affiliated gangs[12] that pay tribute to the Mexican Mafia while in U.S. state and federal correctional facilities. Many Sureño gangs have rivalries with one another and the only time this rivalry is set aside is when they enter the prison system.[4][8][13] Thus, fighting is common among different Sureño gangs even though they share the same common identity. Sureños have emerged as a national gang in the United States.[5]The Sureños' main stronghold is in Southern California. They have heavy presence in California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. They have a small presence in the Midwest, specifically in Chicago. They have spread as far east as North Carolina.[14] Sureños have been documented in the U.S. military, found in both U.S. and overseas bases.[15] They also can be found in some parts of Mexico. Sureños also maintain relationships with various Drug Trafficking Organizations (DTO) based in Mexico.[4][5][8] They have been confirmed in 35 different states in the U.S.[3] They are with the Gulf Cartel.
While "sur" is the Spanish word for south, among Sureños SUR also stands for Southern United Raza.[20] Sureños use the number 13 which represents the thirteenth letter of the alphabet, the letter M, in order to pay allegiance to the Mexican Mafia.[3][4][21] Common Sureño gang markings and tattoos include, but are not limited to: Sur, XIII, X3, 13, Sur13, uno tres, trece and 3-dots.[21] Although there are many tattoos used by Sureños, there is only one tattoo that proves or validates membership. The word Sureño or Sureña must be earned.[4] Most Sureños are of Mexican descent, but some Sureño gangs allow members from various other ethnic backgrounds to join their ranks making Sureños multiethnic.[4] They also favor blue or grey sport clothing, such as Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Rams and sometimes Los Angeles Lakers. Upstate Sureños however wear Dallas Cowboys, Los Angeles Clippers and Oakland Raiders[citation needed]
When Mexico sends its people, they're not sending their best. They're not sending you. They're not sending you. They're sending people that have lots of problems, and they're bringing those problems with us. They're bringing drugs. They're bringing crime. They're rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.- Donald J.Trump, Announcement of Candidacy for President, 6/16/2015
The Wall - as envisioned by artist