1) Out here in the south west part of the country, the Mexican cartel is very powerful and loaded with money. Cartels are run separately from the Mexican American mafia in California, which is also very strong.
2) I'd say most of the public knows, partly due to movies like The Godfather, Goodfellas, and Casino. Robert DeNiro gets a lot of credit for educating the public, lol.
You shit-kicking, stinky, horse-manure-smelling motherfucker you! If you ever get out of line over there again, I'll smash your fucking head so hard you won't be able to get that cowboy hat on. You hear me? Fucking hick. -Nicky (Casino)
