Smugglers Research Paper

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To come to the attention of immigration, we need to look at the main problem. That problem is the migrant smugglers that are also known as coyotes. Should America focus on human smugglers? Personally I believe we should because they are a big cause of immigration plus there have been several reports of coyotes selling migrants off to the cartels for kidnapping, trafficking, and recruitment. ICE launched a mission to crack down on the smugglers called ‘Operation Coyote’ in June they captured 363 smugglers.

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