There are billions of dollars at stake with the drug cartels and human trafficing. I’m sure they have greased the skids to the point that many are willing to sell out the safety and wellbeing of their fellow Americans.
The people that run Santa Fe are such idiots I doubt anyone had to bribe them. They are liberal nut cases to the max and truly believe in open borders and amnesty for all the downtrodden illegals. They also want their housekeepers, nannies, and gardeners to be cheap and subservient.