How would you feel if the only thing you knew was violence and drugs? For many children this is not a hypothetical question. There are children in Mexico who live this way. Some willingly join drug cartels. These children miss out on education to make money and because they don't know the real danger they put themselves in by working for the cartels. Should children fight and work for cartels? These questions have different answers depending on which party is answering the question. In every story there are two sides, two different points of view. What kind of violence do cartels engage in? This is not a difficult question to answer because the cartels have brought violence and disorder to most if not all of Mexico. In a part of Mexico called Chihuahua, all kinds of violence occurred. An example of this comes from a resident of Chihuahua. Luis said that “there has been violence of all kinds, there have been executions, shootings, levantones (kidnappings without asking for money or without reason), extortion if they don't pay them they can burn down their businesses, kidnap their family members or kill them (Rocha ).” The cartels have gained too much power and now people live in fear of being the next target. Even though they are introducing all this violence, some cartels are not bad. Why are kids willing to join cartels? There are many reasons why children join together, some of the reasons are as follows. “First, children are tricked or manipulated into joining the cartels (Beckhusen).” Next, “most kids look at these sicarios (people hired to kill competitors) and narcos (drug dealers) as if they were great people. For example they earn a lot of money,...... middle of paper......rom http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/02/AR2009110203492 .htmlDavid , L. (2010, December 4). Young man suspected of being the cartel's hitman. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved from http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052748703989004575653031565874598Gordts, E. (2012, March 14). Mexican children used as "mules" by drug gangs. The Huffington Post. Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/14/mexico-children-mules-drugs_n_1344009.htmlKellner, T., & Pipitone, F. (2010, September 9). Inside Mexico's drug war | Institute of World Politics. Blog about world politics. Retrieved from http://www.worldpolicy.org/blog/2010/09/09/inside-mexicos-drug-war Keralis, J. (n.d.). Drug cartels in Mexico. Forced Migration Review. Retrieved April 16, 2014, from http://www.fmreview.org/non-state/Keralis.html Rocha, Luis C. Online interview. April 21st. 2014.