It's widely assumed that drugs/drug sales are behind a lot of the increase in crime we've seen over the last few years, some states have gone as far as taking prescription medication off the shelves to prevent people from making methamphetamine etc. What connection, if any, do you percieve between the illegal drug trade and illegal immigration?
2006-07-12 12:08:51 · 11 answers · asked by gokart121 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
well obviously if america didnt want these drugs we wouldnt have a problem, no? we have no one to blame but ourselves for being drug addicts. if mexico and columbia didnt do it, believe me someone else would have filled that void. true be told, we love our drugs....
2006-07-12 12:13:34 · answer #1 · answered by D 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The only way gangs come in to play with drugs is so the person(s) dealing will have some backup if they are selling in the wrong hood. Other then that, it is mostly done by one individual.
Frankly, there is no connection between the drug trade and illegal immigrants. It's like apples and oranges. While someone can make quite a living selling drugs, almost no one profits from illegals crossing the boarder. Matter of fact, most illegals are already in gangs when the come over, but most of them keep to themselves in fear of being shipped back to whatever country they came from. Besides, it's not the illegals bringing the drugs into this country. The marijuana on the streets in the US is pretty much all grown inside the US, while the other drugs are imported by business owners who can hide them from the customs agents. I hear what they are doing now is taking a boat from Mexico into international waters off the coast of California and dropping the drugs with weights on them to the bottom, then another boat comes from Cali, a person dives for the drugs and bam, no customs and they are home free. It's quite simple really.
2006-07-12 19:15:15 · answer #2 · answered by Low Key 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The dangerous gangs all come from Central America (a by-product of the social chaos that occurred when the left-wing guerrilas and the right-wing, US-supported governments waged war in the late 70s and 80), and such, the tend to do some of their dirty work in drug dealing. Their major "thing," however, is violence and intimidation.
The drug cartels, however, tend to be more discrete than the gangs. Rather than have a slew of troublesome hoodlums, they work via corruption and secrecy. They tend to finance operations that secure the movement of drugs in various ways. Most occur through legal points of entry.
To say that illegals are the primary source of drugs is simply a myth: Most drugs come in through official avenues; they're simply not detected.
One thing to keep mind, however, is that the demand is what drives that market. Maybe if Americans weren't so willing to pay these organizations for drugs, there wouldn't be such a massive influx of drugs.
2006-07-12 19:16:17 · answer #3 · answered by Walter 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Looks Like A Twisted Form Of The Mafia To Me
2006-07-13 05:05:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Illegal drugs fund quite a bit of the human trafficking infrastructure.
2006-07-12 19:10:37 · answer #5 · answered by Self-Sufficient 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
drug smuggling and sale fund a lot of political games and security also. You need those to run your other business such as illegal gun sales, human trafficking, racketeering, and a very long etc.
2006-07-12 19:13:13 · answer #6 · answered by Blasphemer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Drug families solicit illegals to run drugs for them.
2006-07-12 19:54:19 · answer #7 · answered by joeandhisguitar 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I see no connection to that. Legal citizens are just as guilty when it comes to illegal drugs.
2006-07-12 19:11:15 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The methods used to smuggle people in are the same methods used to smuggle most of the drugs in.
2006-07-12 19:15:32 · answer #9 · answered by kitt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
None. It is all fabricated to influence and control things. peace.
2006-07-12 19:13:13 · answer #10 · answered by wildrover 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋