Nielsen: Crime cartels make $500 million a year smuggling migrants into U.S.

By World Tribune on June 17, 2018   Americas, Exclusives, Mexico, Rest of The Best, Stateside, Top Stories, Washington, World Links, World Tribune  

by WorldTribune Staff, June 17, 2018 Smugglers who “prioritize profit over people” are raking in some $500 million a year bringing illegal aliens into the United States, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said. “To be clear – human smuggling operations are lining the pockets of transnational criminals. They are not humanitarian endeavors,” Nielsen told the […]