Just because something is talked about, over and over again, so that the perception is that the barbarians are at the gate, doesn’t necessarily mean it's true. For instance, we are told that America is being overrun by primarily Latino-based gangs that are wreaking havoc in our communities by committing violent crimes, drug dealing, and drug running -- thereby making our communities to be unsafe and effectively in some aspects, that in some communities, it is alleged that they are now under the domain of these foreign gangs.
The truth of the matter is that while there are foreign gangs that have infiltrated America, their overall footprint isn’t all that great and the crimes that they are committing are not only localized but often is focused upon their own people that have immigrated to this nation, as opposed to some fearful belief, that law enforcement, and the overall protection of American citizens is somehow been negated or is in danger of being overcome by these foreign gangs.
The primary problem that foreign gangs have, of why therefore they aren’t really the scourge of our civil society, is the salient fact that foreign gangs are obviously foreigners, and thus do not look like the primary race of America, which is the white race. Further to the point, most of those that are part and parcel of foreign gangs not only do not look like white people, but they are also incapable of ever assuming the guise of what an upstanding white citizen looks like. Additionally, the members of foreign gangs are notable for their lack of having a good grasp of English, of which also the minimal English that they do speak has a strong accent which makes them out to be foreign born, and those that are foreign born, ill-educated, and unable to play the part of what a responsible citizen looks like, are not going to be readily amalgamated into the polity of any community, especially when they are seen as being detrimental to such.
No doubt, within America, there most certainly are criminal elements, but those criminal elements that are most successful are the very same that look the part of regular American citizens, and thereby are adept at infiltrating or making clandestine agreements with law enforcement and politicians, which is why the mafia not only exists in America, but persists. On the other hand, foreign gangs are not only not part of the mafia, but their chances of ever being part of the mafia are slim, because they are way too violent, and the crimes that they are committing do not permit them to be something that law enforcement would lack motivation to see eradicated.
In sum, foreign gangs may in fact be here in America, but they are essentially exploiting their own, and lack the sophistication and tools to not be seen as a blight that needs to be eradicated, which, in due time, they will be; because they simply are no match for all the multitude of law enforcement arms of America, in addition to the fact that these foreign gangs don’t have the mojo to corrupt who they need to corrupt to effectively stay secure in the crime business.