New Smuggling Crackdown Targets American Drivers
"Federal authorities have launched a national effort to curtail human smuggling by fining American drivers caught bringing in illegal migrants
inside vehicles, but the program is coming under criticism for not going far enough. Last fiscal year, 4,078 U.S. citizens were arrested at the two main gateways into California from Mexico, but because federal prosecutors say they don't have the resources to pursue every case only 279 faced alien smuggling charges," the LA Times says. "'Good luck trying to collect these fines,' said Ira Mehlman, spokesman for the Federation for American Immigration Reform. 'It's a start, but the prospect of prison time would probably be more effective.'"
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