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<blockquote data-quote="joegrizzy" data-source="post: 3808133" data-attributes="member: 45524"><p>[MEDIA=npr]i=1046140249;m=1046140250[/MEDIA]</p><p></p><p>>LUIS CHAPARRO: One of the craziest things was that the migrants basically board these <strong>Colombian government-sponsored boats</strong>, which are, like, huge ferries.</p><p></p><p>>CHANG: From there, Chaparro says, <strong>migrants are in the hands of the Clan Del Golfo, an organized crime group in Colombia that controls human smuggling in the area. Chaparro says to get through the rest of the dense jungle of the Darien Gap, the clan charges for everything.</strong></p><p></p><p>>CHAPARRO: <strong>They charge for the water. If they get tired and they need to carry one of their backpacks. they charge for that. They charge for tents. They charge for a pair of boots to go through the Darien. They even charge for these little plastic bags to secure their passports or their important documents.</strong></p><p></p><p>>CHANG: In fact,<strong> the cellphone is also how migrants find these smugglers, mostly via Facebook and WhatsApp.</strong></p><p></p><p>>CHAPARRO: In Facebook, they mostly use groups, finding information about the route, about if someone died or sharing U.S. news, like if Biden said something about the border, about if it's open or if it's closed or if they're taking in families.</p><p></p><p>>CHANG: And Chaparro says he even saw migrants recording pieces of their journey and posting them on YouTube.</p><p></p><p>>CHAPARRO: <strong>So they're recording most of their path through all of the country they're going through. That's how other people start watching their trek and decide, like, all right, so this was his trek. It was kind of hard, but it was doable. And I saw him on YouTube, so I'll go.</strong></p><p></p><p>>CHANG:<strong> And for long stretches on the way north, these kinds of videos and messages on WhatsApp - they essentially play the role of the smuggler. Migrants often travel on their own, and smugglers will send them occasional text messages via WhatsApp to guide them remotely.</strong></p><p></p><p>>GARCIA: <strong>I started doing my research, and I have the same question. How do I start looking for groups if I was an immigrant? So I just went to Facebook. I started looking at groups, and it was very straightforward. If you look at groups and you describe (speaking Spanish), I want to cross the border - or you can type, trips to the United States, (speaking Spanish). Some of these groups have titles that are very straightforward. You're going to find them, right? And it is an entire business that they actually have within these groups in Facebook.</strong></p><p></p><p>>CHANG:<strong> And I'm just curious. Are there literally, like, reviews posted of these groups, people offering feedback on their own experiences working with these various smugglers?</strong></p><p></p><p>>GARCIA: <strong>Yes</strong>. They have different dynamics. One of them is actually someone that wants to migrate into the United States, or they want to cross the border. They're going to ask for someone, or they're going to ask for references. So a lot of people that have crossed - maybe they're going to actually say, oh, this is a guide, or, this was my guide, or, this is how I do it, or, this is how my family's doing it. And also, you cannot find people advertising their services. You're going to find people actually luring clients, right? And they're going to be advertising packages, for example, in where you can either start with the lowest one or the lowest price until a very higher price or even VIP packages.</p><p></p><p>>CHANG: Right. I mean, is it even a feasible option for people to make this journey on their own, or does having the assistance of a smuggler group change the journey dramatically for these people?</p><p></p><p>>GARCIA: <strong>Yeah. Actually, if you look into the history of smuggling, during the '70s, it was very, like, family-based. It's small groups of people that actually were - they made a business out of this. And a lot of people did the journey by themselves. Now because of these policies of reinforcing the border, it's very, very hard for people to actually be able to cross by themselves.</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>now tell me again about those "dangers to our democracy"?</p><p>tell me again about muh voting?</p><p></p><p>this is an NPR story, literally broadcast on the airwaves, describing how you can go on facebook right now and merely just search "how to sneak into america illegally" and you will find it. and NPR is broadcasting this **for the sole purpose of spreading this information POSITIVELY so that more people illegally invade america**.</p><p></p><p>it's ogre.</p><p>the only people smiling are the ones who profit from these people. and you know what i mean. i will never forgive boomers for literally selling out our entire nation to make some easy cash on illegal labor. it's the absolute biggest failure of our time. i fully believe a war with mexico or drones on the border made FAR more sense than Iraq or Afghanistan.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="joegrizzy, post: 3808133, member: 45524"] [MEDIA=npr]i=1046140249;m=1046140250[/MEDIA] >LUIS CHAPARRO: One of the craziest things was that the migrants basically board these [B]Colombian government-sponsored boats[/B], which are, like, huge ferries. >CHANG: From there, Chaparro says, [B]migrants are in the hands of the Clan Del Golfo, an organized crime group in Colombia that controls human smuggling in the area. Chaparro says to get through the rest of the dense jungle of the Darien Gap, the clan charges for everything.[/B] >CHAPARRO: [B]They charge for the water. If they get tired and they need to carry one of their backpacks. they charge for that. They charge for tents. They charge for a pair of boots to go through the Darien. They even charge for these little plastic bags to secure their passports or their important documents.[/B] >CHANG: In fact,[B] the cellphone is also how migrants find these smugglers, mostly via Facebook and WhatsApp.[/B] >CHAPARRO: In Facebook, they mostly use groups, finding information about the route, about if someone died or sharing U.S. news, like if Biden said something about the border, about if it's open or if it's closed or if they're taking in families. >CHANG: And Chaparro says he even saw migrants recording pieces of their journey and posting them on YouTube. >CHAPARRO: [B]So they're recording most of their path through all of the country they're going through. That's how other people start watching their trek and decide, like, all right, so this was his trek. It was kind of hard, but it was doable. And I saw him on YouTube, so I'll go.[/B] >CHANG:[B] And for long stretches on the way north, these kinds of videos and messages on WhatsApp - they essentially play the role of the smuggler. Migrants often travel on their own, and smugglers will send them occasional text messages via WhatsApp to guide them remotely.[/B] >GARCIA: [B]I started doing my research, and I have the same question. How do I start looking for groups if I was an immigrant? So I just went to Facebook. I started looking at groups, and it was very straightforward. If you look at groups and you describe (speaking Spanish), I want to cross the border - or you can type, trips to the United States, (speaking Spanish). Some of these groups have titles that are very straightforward. You're going to find them, right? And it is an entire business that they actually have within these groups in Facebook.[/B] >CHANG:[B] And I'm just curious. Are there literally, like, reviews posted of these groups, people offering feedback on their own experiences working with these various smugglers?[/B] >GARCIA: [B]Yes[/B]. They have different dynamics. One of them is actually someone that wants to migrate into the United States, or they want to cross the border. They're going to ask for someone, or they're going to ask for references. So a lot of people that have crossed - maybe they're going to actually say, oh, this is a guide, or, this was my guide, or, this is how I do it, or, this is how my family's doing it. And also, you cannot find people advertising their services. You're going to find people actually luring clients, right? And they're going to be advertising packages, for example, in where you can either start with the lowest one or the lowest price until a very higher price or even VIP packages. >CHANG: Right. I mean, is it even a feasible option for people to make this journey on their own, or does having the assistance of a smuggler group change the journey dramatically for these people? >GARCIA: [B]Yeah. Actually, if you look into the history of smuggling, during the '70s, it was very, like, family-based. It's small groups of people that actually were - they made a business out of this. And a lot of people did the journey by themselves. Now because of these policies of reinforcing the border, it's very, very hard for people to actually be able to cross by themselves.[/B] now tell me again about those "dangers to our democracy"? tell me again about muh voting? this is an NPR story, literally broadcast on the airwaves, describing how you can go on facebook right now and merely just search "how to sneak into america illegally" and you will find it. and NPR is broadcasting this **for the sole purpose of spreading this information POSITIVELY so that more people illegally invade america**. it's ogre. the only people smiling are the ones who profit from these people. and you know what i mean. i will never forgive boomers for literally selling out our entire nation to make some easy cash on illegal labor. it's the absolute biggest failure of our time. i fully believe a war with mexico or drones on the border made FAR more sense than Iraq or Afghanistan. [/QUOTE]
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