CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING EXCEPT AIR COSTS MONEY AND THAT IS TRUE OF THE MIGRANTS BEING SMUGGLED BY DRUG CARTELS AND OTHERS OVER AMERICA’S SOUTHERN BORDER.
THE WASHINGTON TIMES REPORTS (AND NO ONE ELSE BY THE WAY) THAT WHAT IT CALLS THE “SMUGGLING ECONOMY” NOW TOPS $2.6 BILLION IN PROFIT OVER THE PAST YEAR. AND THAT’S JUST FROM THE CARTELS CONTROLLING THE ROUTES MIGRANTS ARE TAKIN IT’S THE ULTIMATE TOLL ROAD.
THE AMOUNTS ARE UP SUBSTANTIALLY FROM THE TRUMP AND OBAMA YEARS, MOSTLY BECAUSE MORE PEOPLE ARE COMING TO THE BORDER AND BECAUSE THEY ARE PAYING HIGHER PRICES TO THE COYOTES. THEY’RE PAYING AN AVERAGE OF $8600 IN TOTAL SMUGGLING FEES, UP FROM ROUGHLY $2,000 FROM 2019. MIGRANTS FROM EL SALVADOR, HONDURAS AND GUATAMALA ARE PAYING MORE THAN $11,500 FOR THE JOURNEY, UP FROM $9,000 IN 2020 AND $7,900 IN 2019.
IF THESE ARE POOR PEOPLE WHO CAN’T MAKE A LIVING IN THEIR HOME COUNTRIES, WHERE ARE THEY GETTING THE MONEY AND WHERE IS IT COMING FROM?
THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO DESTROY AMERICA WITH ILLEGALS, DRUGS AND CRIME. MAYBE REPUBLICANS IF THEY WIN BACK THE HOUSE WILL INVESTIGATE. I’M CAL THOMAS.
