DHS Spox: Human Smuggling ‘Is a $2.5 Billion a Year Industry’ for Mexican Cartels

Breitbart ^ | 22 Oct 2018 | Robert Kraychik

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Homeland Security Spokesperson Katie Waldman said Mexican cartels yield $2.5 billion per year by smuggling people into America at a rate of about $5,000 per person. She offered her remarks on SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Sunday in an interview with Breitbart News Deputy Political Editor Amanda House.

Waldman’s comments were made in the context of a discussion related to a growing caravan of migrants — originating in Central America — demanding entry to America.

Waldman said, “We have an entire southwest border that is controlled by Mexican cartels. You can’t gain access to the U.S. illegally without paying a smuggler $5,000 or $6,000 per head. It’s a $2.5 billion a year industry to these cartels. You certainly see a lot of attention paid to this caravan.”

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"400,000 apprehensions a year is not just this caravan, we need to be looking at the entire crisis.”

[C210N]

The Cartels must have group discounts for 14,000 or so.

[Eddie01]

...a cut of which which goes to Mexican and American politicians.

Kamala Harris doesn’t shoot that big mouth off for nothing.

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If most Americans knew what’s really going on with immigrants...tagline.