Posted on 06/16/2023 6:33:19 AM PDT by bitt
The latest absurdist turn in the border disaster? “Smuggling influencers.”
Yes, you read that right: Cross-border people-smugglers for hire, called coyotes, have taken to TikTok and YouTube to strut their stuff and snag business.
They’re expertly wielding tech, using hashtag codes to geo-target potential customers, sharing info on Customs and Border Patrol movements and pumping out promotional videos boasting images of happy, excited migrants rushing to a new life here.
Prospective customers can also sign up via the platforms (as long as they have the $10,000-plus coyotes usually demand, of course).
It gives the lie, utterly, to the ironclad narrative on the left that these millions of illegal migrants are “asylum seekers” — people fleeing oppression for freedom.
No, these are economic migrants seeking opportunity, which would be fine if they waited in line.
Instead, they’re flooding in lawlessly, crushing border towns and straining even Gotham’s human-services capacities.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
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But but but... The border is closed....
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