Kidnapping: But Another Threat to Border Crossing

Marc Lacey of the N.Y. Times reports that there are new risks to the long and dangerous crossing of the u.S./Mexico border by migrants.  “Mexican human rights groups that monitor migration say the threats foreigners face as they cross Mexico for the United States have grown significantly in recent months. Organized crime groups have begun taking aim at migrants as major sources of illicit revenue . . . . Kidnapping people for ransom is a pervasive problem in this country, although victims have typically been prosperous people with bank accounts that can be emptied at the nearest A.T.M., or those with relatives willing to hand over significant sums to save them.”

 KJ