The other thing you could bet your life on --- the kids in the so-called "hispanic" gangs are not from those Spanish or Spanish-Indian families that have lived in the USA for many generations. The people of the SW USA have never been into violent race gangs --- this is all about the new arrivals from Mexico and Central America.
We have our share in NM, but the problem has gotten worse with the influx of new arrivals and recruiters from LA, etc...
Agreed. . .very likely.