The respondents in this case are typically the police chiefs or county sheriffs themselves. See the relevant questions concerning gang migration. The results of the survey indicate that most law enforcement agencies in Illinois in 1994 believed gang migration can occur. The estimated impact on their jurisdiction varied, of course. The outlaw motorcycle club known as the Gypsy Jokers is not meant necessarily to imply they want to live the lifestyle of gypsies in a relentless meandering on two wheels.
Some gang members do hold real jobs.
It is too expensive for most gang members to live there. Thus, their gang problem consists of gang members actually working in the community in various hotels and restaurants. The D.E.A. hypothesis for gang migration was that gangs sprout up where interstate highways connect. This would seem one of the easiest hypotheses to actually empirically test. It is a belief widely held by law enforcement officials.