Mexico City --- In a ranch about 100 miles south of Brownsville Texas on August 24, 2010, the bodies of 72 Central and South American migrants were found dead and massacred. Followed by this massacre, Cecilia Romero, an immigration official, resigns her position which leaves many unanswered questions and concerns. It is believed that her resignation as head of the National Institute of Migration was due to her inexperience. A government official, who spoke in anonymity, said that they need a person who has experience in security and with a different type of background to head the institute. Officials state that illegal immigration and drug trafficking have both become linked within cartel organizations. For example, several suspected Zeta members were arrested who are thought to be linked to the massacre. Cartel members are killing migrants who refuse to work as drug trafficker, therefore, it is highly possible that drug cartels are increasingly trying to recruit vulnerable migrants to smuggle drugs.
Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/14/AR2010091406972.html
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