Immigration

Migrant smuggler costs for crossing Mexico to US

By The Associated Press
Published July 21, 2014 6:11pm ET
Add Washington Examiner on Google
Migrant smuggler costs for crossing Mexico to US
In this Saturday, July 12, 2014 photo, shoes are seen beside the train tracks in Ixtepec, Mexico. Migrants pay thousands of dollars per person for the illegal journey across thousands of miles in the care of smuggling networks that in turn pays off government officials, gangs operating on trains and drug cartels controlling the routes north. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo) | Eduardo Verdugo

Migration experts and smugglers who charge from $4,000 to $10,000 to move Central Americans to the U.S. say these are some of the payments that must be made to get their human cargo to its destination:

— Guide who makes the trip: $500-$600.

Already a print subscriber? Click here to login/register your account

Trusted reporting.Unlimited access.

Subscribe for full access to Washington Examiner coverage, expert political analysis, and subscriber-only journalism.

Get Unlimited Access

Already a member? Log in

Cancel anytime.

Tag:

Border Mexico World