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BK>>  The cartels don't want to stop the illegal crossing, but they do
BK>> want to collect on everyone who crosses. So, if you can't pay,  they
BK>> ain't gonna let you cross on your own. The old Coyotes  didn't try
BK>> to stop people from doing it on their own, and they  couldn't if
BK>> they tried. The cartels are a lot more powerful.

 RW> Agreed, and when taken with the displacement of people in
 RW> Columbia and elsewhere because of drug traffickers, etc. we
 RW> have one of the best damned reasons for legalization I
 RW> could ever find. Marijuana is already acknowledged as the
 RW> largest cash crop in the state of California.

 OTOH, can you imagine the Calli cartel incorporating in this
 country? The Mafia has a history of getting into legal
 businesses.

BK>>  My further suspicion, many who want to get away from the cartels
BK>> but can't cross the border may go south further into Mexico,  rather
BK>> than stay near the border. Just my speculation.

 RW> PRobably so, but they're still displaced, lose their homes,
 RW> separated from loved ones, often unable to find meaningful
 RW> employment.

 Yep. And that adds to the fuel.

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