$5,000 per head: International human smugglers profit from an unsecured border

An estimated 57,000 illegal immigrant youths have entered the U.S. since October of last year, creating a big problem for the Border Patrol agents who process them — and a big payday for the smugglers who get them here.

The smugglers, called “coyotes,” can earn up to $5,000 per head for guiding illegal immigrants from Honduras into the United States, according to an expert interviewed by the Boston Herald. This means illegal immigration is easily a multimillion-dollar business for those involved.