Survey finds Mexican migrants pay average of US $7,000 to 'coyotes'

[Judi Lynn]

MND Staff
June 28, 2023



People smugglers known as coyotes or polleros are charging Mexicans close to US $7,000 on average to get them across the northern border into the United States, a 2022 survey found.

Conducted in the second half of last year, the Survey on Migration at the Northern Border of Mexico (EMIF Norte) found that Mexicans are paying an average of $6,937 to smugglers to take them into the United States.



Deportation of migrants from US border
The EMIF Norte survey included over 20,000 migrants, many of whom had been deported from the U.S. after trying to illegally cross the border. (CBP/Twitter)

At $7,839, the average price paid by Mexican women is 19% higher than the $6,565 average price paid by Mexican men.

The EMIF Norte – a joint initiative of the Mexican government, the College of the Northern Border and the International Organization for Migration – also found that 45% of surveyed Mexican migrants deported to Mexico from the U.S. used a coyote to cross the northern border.

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https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/survey-finds-mexican-migrants-pay-average-of-us-7000-to-coyotes/

[DFW]

1. Reading the article......

If the figure of 2.76 undocumented crossing is anywhere near accurate, and assuming maybe a third of them paid $7000 for the attempt, then this is a $7 billion business--probably much more, in reality. Going after the poor victims isn't going to stem the flow. Only government forces (on both sides) going after the coyotes/polleros is the only thing that will put them on notice that there is some serious opposition to their tactics.