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Altar Mexico Town Anchors Immigrant Smuggling Trade
In Altar Mexico a single industry dominates as 1,600 people daily seek crossing to the United States via coyotes paying 2000 to 4000 dollars. Immigrants endure packed vans and desert treks toward Sasabe while shelters hotels and a toll road feed the smuggling network and border enforcement.
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Altar
Mexico
United States
Sean King
Tucson
Ariz
U.S
Border Patrol
Cinco de Mayo
U.s.mexico
Jesus
Arizona
Francisco Garcia Aten
Garcia
Sasabe
Hector
Texas
California
Octaviano Nieto Jimenez