A Desperate Journey - Illegal Immigration in Mexico Marcelo A Salinas - McClatchy Newspapers
go to original September 22, 2012

Unlike many of the migrants who pass through Mexico on the way to the United States, Adolfo Herrera isn't hoping for a new life. He's returning to an old one. He's going home. (Marcelo A Salinas)

They call it the ‘Train of Death.’ Smuggling migrants across Mexico on their way to the United States is a 6.6 billion dollar industry.

Head of Immigration Office in Chiapas State Ms. Mercedes Gomez Mont outlines the grueling process that many illegal migrants take to reach the United States. “A Guatemalan may pay from $500 up to $3,000 but an Indian or Chinese is ready to pay up to $30,000,” says Gomez.

This video has been produced by Marcelo A Salinas for McClatchy Newspapers Mexico Bureau with additional photography by Ofredo Avilla and the Chiapas State Attorney General’s Office. Music by FreeplayMusic.com.

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