As the U.S government increases security measures along the border to Mexico, smuggling goods and people across is becoming more expensive.<\/p>\n
The Department of Homeland Security\u2019s Office of Immigration Statistics recently completed a study that found that for every 10 percent increase in combined border enforcement employee hours, smuggling costs rise between 2.5 to 3.8 percent.<\/p>\n
This is good news for the DHS, which seeks to shut down the illegal movement of people and goods across the U.S. borders. Higher costs equate to more risk for smugglers, which means that they may attempt to make fewer illegal shipments across the border. It may also decrease the gross amount of goods and people that smugglers can attempt to ship across the border simply owing to the costs involved.<\/p>\n
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