Tuesday, May 27th, 2008...7:55 am
USA Immigration and Drug Policies Breed Corruption
The New York Times today includes a report of corruption in the Customs and Border Protection division of the Fatherland Security Department. Yesterday’s edition carried a report of corruption within Mexican police agencies wrought by the war on drugs destined for the immense, and growing, USA market.
The reports, it seems, provide further evidence that the prohibition of drugs and denial of visas to poorer Mexicans and other Latin Americans whose labor is in demand in the USA enables a lucrative smuggling industry, the proceeds of which a growing number of law enforcement personnel, in both Mexico and the USA, find hard to resist.
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