2006News

Migrant trafficking is big business

The smuggling of Haitians across the border is a traffic that enriches military and businessmen, says Solidaridad Fronteriza, a Catholic Church movement. Priest Jose Rafael Nunez, director of the Servicio Jesuita de Religiosos y Migrantes said that the members of those trafficking rings are who need to be controlled by the government, not the non-governmental organizations or the church. He stated the people smuggling rings are made up of businessmen, military and farmers. He said that thousands are made exploiting the desesperation of Haitians to cross the border to seek work. He said that the strengthening of border controls just raises the price of the cross over, making more lucrative the business.