Coyotaje and Drugs: Two Different Businesses

This article, based on a qualitative methodology that includes in‐depth interviews with 85 migrant‐smugglers who operate at the border between Mexico and the United States, addresses three research questions: do migrant‐smugglers take part in organised crime? Are criminal groups involved in migrant...

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Published in:	Bulletin of Latin American research Vol. 34; no. 3; pp. 324 - 339
Main Author:	IZCARA PALACIOS, SIMÓN PEDRO
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01-07-2015 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
Subjects:	Border regions Borders Crime Drug Trafficking Drugs drugs trafficking Human trafficking illegal immigration Immigration Interviews Mexico migrant smuggling Migrants Offenders organised crime Organized crime Qualitative analysis Qualitative Methods Smuggling U.S.A United States United States of America violence
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Summary:	This article, based on a qualitative methodology that includes in‐depth interviews with 85 migrant‐smugglers who operate at the border between Mexico and the United States, addresses three research questions: do migrant‐smugglers take part in organised crime? Are criminal groups involved in migrant smuggling? And are migrant‐smugglers engaged in drug trafficking? It concludes that many smugglers have become part of organised crime groups but only after leaving the migrant‐smuggling business; that criminal organisations do not help migrants to cross the border; and that migrant‐smugglers do not carry drugs.
Bibliography:	ark:/67375/WNG-1FDLPPC6-C National Council of Science and Technology (SEP/CONACYT) ArticleID:BLAR12296 istex:ED64BDA769633504ED453A6031F8B5FFE4AFDC83 ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23
ISSN:	0261-3050 1470-9856
DOI:	10.1111/blar.12296