Human Smuggling and the Economic Incentives That Aid It

Last week, 16 stilankins were caught trying to make their way into india. They said they paid around 50 thousand rupees to the boatmen to smuggle them across the sea. A report by the financial action task force of the f a t f, released last week begged that human smugglers make a staggering ten billion dollars a year. The body of a three year old syrian boy washed up on the mediterranean sea,. it created headlines all over the world. It also threw the spotlight on the smugglers themselves, including the thriving business enterprise and the ridiculous money they make in the process.