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The Smugglers Getting Rich Off Trump’s Policies

What Next | Daily News and Analysis

Slate

News, Daily News, News Commentary, Politics

4.62.3K Ratings

🗓️ 21 June 2019

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Mexico has agreed to crack down on immigration in response to threats from President Trump. But that isn’t stopping the flow of migrants -- it’s pushing it further underground. Guest: Emily Green, freelance reporter. You can read her latest story on VICE News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Dad, I'm hungry!

0:01.6

Right, what do I cook for tea?

0:03.0

Errr, McCain chips. These will be good.

0:05.2

You know they'll come out nice and crispy if you cook them in a rye fryer.

0:08.2

Just say, Alexa, open McCain, and Alexa will help you.

0:12.2

What? You mean if I say Alexa, open McCain, Alexa will open the bag of chips for me?

0:16.4

Not literally open the bag of chips for your dad, but Alexa can tell you how to cook them and give you ideas for tea.

0:21.8

Okay. Alexa, open McCain.

0:24.6

Well done, Dad. Such a tech wizard.

0:26.6

Chip, chip, hooray.

0:27.6

Crispy air fryer perfection with McCain.

0:34.6

Emily Green has spent months trying to understand how Mexico is policing its border.

0:40.6

She's talked to immigration officials, to immigrants themselves.

0:44.6

But to find the person she really wanted to talk to, a coyote, a person who ferries migrants from Central and South America to the US.

0:51.6

She had to go to Guatemala.

0:53.6

And I think that when I was in Guatemala last week, one of the things that stood out to me is

0:59.6

it seems like everybody there actually knows personally or knows of a coyote.

1:04.6

It's like, yeah, isn't right around the corner. Doesn't he smell good people?

1:11.6

And so, while in my last eight months I've been seeking desperately seeking a coyote,

1:17.6

they are in Guatemala. It's like every other person has some role in the business.

1:24.6

Emily was working on a story for Vice News when she met Daniel.

1:28.6

So, Daniel is a middle-aged man. He is a family man with three kids.

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