1. In 1-2 sentences, describe the origins/history of Mara Salvatrucha.
ms 13 originated in Los Angeles and has spread to other parts of the United States.The majority of the gang is ethnically composed of Central Americans and active in urban and suburban areas
2. How has deportation of illegal immigrants contributed to the growing numbers of Mara Salvatrucha?
when the members from MS get deported they start recruting people from mexico wich makes the gang bigger.
3. Discuss TWO of the publicized crimes. What happened? What was the effect?
July 13, 2003- 17-year-old lady former MS member turned informant was found stabbed on the banks of the Shenandoah River in Virginia
December 23, 2004-when an intercity bus was intercepted and sprayed with automatic gunfire, killing 28 civilian passengers, most of whom were women and children
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