I think the mexican mafia is like the mercedes of prison gangs and also a very powerful force on the streets of southern california.But i think you have to differentiate between them and the mexican cartels, some people seem to think they are the same thing, although theres probably cooperation between the two i dont think that every drug cartel cell deals soley with just la eme in california. They have had dealings with black gangs, asians and even iraqis. They dont really care about racial loyalty they just want to sell drugs to whoever can take it off their hands.