Why young adolescents join gang organizations is a question that concerns policymakers in most states around the world. The problem has become a serious crisis in the United States, particularly among minority communities. Hispanics are the fastest growing minority in the United States, as well as the minority group with the second highest number of gang members and the second most incarcerated group, behind African Americans. In this article, I analyze why young Hispanic adolescents are at such high risk of gang involvement. In the first two sections, I individually assess lack of acculturation and ethnic marginalization, and how they play a role in the integration decision. These are the main areas of concern that lead many young people to associate and integrate with these gangs. In the third section, I provide a statistical analysis that correlates instances of lack of acculturation and ethnic marginalization and how they become the primary reason for gang membership. I also emphasize how gangs are seen as the primary means of support for these individuals and why other groups play no role in their psychological relief. The Reason to Join a Gang: Acculturation is Important Acculturation is important in the sense that it can affect any group of young people who identify as Hispanic, whether they are immigrants or even U.S.-born Hispanics . Both groups suffer from relatively the same set of problems and both are trying to find a solution to these problems. Lack of acculturation results from a list of factors, such as inability to learn or understand the native language, inability to adapt to the environment, lack of a set of networks of supportive and interpersonal, and the persistence of a persistent attitude. article ......, October 1967 to 20116. Geilhufe, NL (1979) Chicanos and the Police: A Study of the Politics of ethnicity in San Jose, California. Washington: Society for Applied Anthropology. Print. 112.7. Suarez-Orozco, C. & Suarez-Orozco, M. (1995) “Latin American Identities”. Ethnic identity: creation, conflict and accommodation. ed. Lola Romanucci-Ross and George A. De Vos. Walnut Creek: Altamira Press, 328.8. Vieille, J.D. (1988). “Group Processes and Street Identity: Chicano Adolescent Gang Members.” Ethos, 16(4), 426.9. Decker, SH and Curry, GD (2000) “Addressing the Key Characteristics of Gang Membership: Measuring Youth Member Involvement.” Journal of Criminal Justice 28.6 (200): 476.10. Miller, HV, Barnes, JC, & Hartley, RD (2011). "Reconsidering Hispanic gang membership and acculturation in a multivariate context". Crime and delinquency, 57(3), 331-355.