Human smuggling may be an unorganized enterprise, but it's an enterprise none the less. People are fleeing from the horrors of war, and they will do anything to cross over. In many regions like africa, smugglers have to pay these outfits to guarantee safe passage. Law makers worry that a complete crackdown on transit points may wipe out the economic benefits that trickle down to these regions. They too have little incentive to effectively curb the illicit practice.
In today's episode for 28th March 2022, we talk about the horrors of human smuggling and the economic incentives that aid it