cleo612
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I have just finished reading the thread and did not see this thought mentioned.
Many times people of Hispanic origin, who have come across the border with the help of "coyotes" (human smugglers), and cannot pay for their passage, will be kidnapped until the money owed is paid. This is especially problematic in the Southwestern states, although I have seen/heard of it happening all over the country.
Say a person crosses illegally with the assistance of a coyote for a price (passage fee). Oftentimes, that passage fee includes transportation to wherever in the US that illegal may have family. The illegal pays a partial sum up front for the passage, and a promise is made to pay off the balance after they have acquired work.
If they do not make the payments as promised (usually expected within weeks), the coyote will send one of his henchmen to kidnap the illegal, or someone from his/her family until such time as the passage fee is paid in full. Sadly, though, the kidnapping often ends in a homicide.
It would be interesting to know if anyone in little Briant's family recently came across illegally. It might have even been someone who gave Briant's family's address and do not even live in the home. Briant's family would then be considered the illegal's "sponsor" and, in the eyes of the coyote, would then be responsible for the payment of the passage fee.
Just a thought.
Many times people of Hispanic origin, who have come across the border with the help of "coyotes" (human smugglers), and cannot pay for their passage, will be kidnapped until the money owed is paid. This is especially problematic in the Southwestern states, although I have seen/heard of it happening all over the country.
Say a person crosses illegally with the assistance of a coyote for a price (passage fee). Oftentimes, that passage fee includes transportation to wherever in the US that illegal may have family. The illegal pays a partial sum up front for the passage, and a promise is made to pay off the balance after they have acquired work.
If they do not make the payments as promised (usually expected within weeks), the coyote will send one of his henchmen to kidnap the illegal, or someone from his/her family until such time as the passage fee is paid in full. Sadly, though, the kidnapping often ends in a homicide.
It would be interesting to know if anyone in little Briant's family recently came across illegally. It might have even been someone who gave Briant's family's address and do not even live in the home. Briant's family would then be considered the illegal's "sponsor" and, in the eyes of the coyote, would then be responsible for the payment of the passage fee.
Just a thought.