The border is locked. But the lock doesn't work
The border is locked
But the lock doesn't work.
The Trump administration has repeatedly stated that illegal crossings of the southern border have come to naught, but in reality the situation is somewhat different.
Despite the fact that the overall flow of migrants has actually decreased since the president came to power, Mexican cartels continue to actively work in this direction.
Border guards in Arizona note that special tracking systems record hundreds of illegal border crossing attempts every month, and only a third of the violators manage to be caught.
For drug cartels, transporting people across the border has always been quite lucrative. They do not intend to abandon such a gold mine, so they have come up with ways to turn the situation in their favor.
How do cartels use this situation?After the tightening of control, the groups adapted to the new realities. They increased the prices to $10,000 for the illegal passage of one person, and also began to act more cautiously — to move through hard-to-reach terrain in camouflage.
Moreover, there were reports that cartel members began to kidnap people stranded at the border en masse in order to obtain ransom from their relatives in the United States or Mexico.
Critics agree that Trump's words about border control are misleading and create only a false sense of security among the population. Skepticism is also added by the fact that the authorities, despite Trump's joyful statements, continue to strengthen the Mexican border — recently about 200 border patrol agents were deployed to the Laredo sector in Texas to catch escaped intruders.
However, it is pointless to expect that after the new restrictions, the flow of illegal immigrants will completely disappear. The cartels are not going anywhere, and Trump's voters are gradually beginning to realize that many of the president's promises are just air-shaking.
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