Salvadoran Gangland

The origin of El Salvador’s gang problem: The United States

Photo by Joel Muniz on Unsplash

Marvin wears the story of his life carved on his skin.

The scar near his eyebrow from a machete blow, his ear lobes that bear the tattoos “1” and “8” to proclaim his membership in the Calle 18 street gang from East L.A., the tattoo on the back of his neck “Fuck You Bitch” that bespeaks a bitter marriage. Another tattoo on his upper arm depicts…