31 Aug 2022 7:51 pm
Despite the relatively long period problems at the border have been transpiring I have yet to see even the border experts explain how the whole process works. In order to address the issues you first have to understand how the whole process works from the syndicate perspective. Many believe the migrants pay to be trafficked across the border. This is very misleading.
What actually transpires is hundreds/thousands of different small Mexican gangs fight for control of areas along the border (perhaps 3 to 20 miles deep from the border). Controlling even a few hundred yards of the border can be quite lucrative. Looking at the map with up to date information you could color code sections of the map to identify what gang currently controls the length of the border from the furthest point East to the furthest point West. Different sections are more valuable than others depending on the amount of immigrant traffic seen, which depends on the ease with which travel can be made through that section of the border. Many small groups fight and murder for control of various stretches of the border and enjoy protection from those more elevated in the large cartels. These cartels are quite ruthless as the money to be made is extensive. One 10 mile wide 20 mile deep section of the border generates 1 to 2 billion $ per month. And that's just from illegal immigration (narcotics are another trafficked commodity). You can sort of envision it as being analogous to how street gangs in the US fight and kill for control of street corner drug sales.
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What actually transpires is hundreds/thousands of different small Mexican gangs fight for control of areas along the border (perhaps 3 to 20 miles deep from the border). Controlling even a few hundred yards of the border can be quite lucrative. Looking at the map with up to date information you could color code sections of the map to identify what gang currently controls the length of the border from the furthest point East to the furthest point West. Different sections are more valuable than others depending on the amount of immigrant traffic seen, which depends on the ease with which travel can be made through that section of the border. Many small groups fight and murder for control of various stretches of the border and enjoy protection from those more elevated in the large cartels. These cartels are quite ruthless as the money to be made is extensive. One 10 mile wide 20 mile deep section of the border generates 1 to 2 billion $ per month. And that's just from illegal immigration (narcotics are another trafficked commodity). You can sort of envision it as being analogous to how street gangs in the US fight and kill for control of street corner drug sales.
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