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Trafficking In Persons Along Mexico’S Eastern Migration Routes: The Role Of Transnational Criminal Organizations, Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera
Trafficking In Persons Along Mexico’S Eastern Migration Routes: The Role Of Transnational Criminal Organizations, Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera
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The aim of this research is to understand the role of transnational organized crime in human trafficking along Mexico’s eastern migration routes, from Central America to Mexico’s northeastern border.1 In this region, drug traffickers are smuggling and trafficking unauthorized migrants in order to diversify their revenue streams. This project analyzes the new role of Central American gangs and Mexican-origin drug trafficking organizations—now known as transnational criminal organizations (TCOs)2—in the trafficking of persons from Central America to Mexico’s northeastern border.
Mexican Armed Forces And Security In Mexico, Tony Payan, Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera
Mexican Armed Forces And Security In Mexico, Tony Payan, Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera
Public Affairs and Security Studies Faculty Publications and Presentations
For nearly 40 years, Mexico's armed forces have been engaged in tasks more closely aligned with public safety than national security. This issue brief examines the challenges of assigning internal security duties to the military and argues for a new law that governs the country's safety and security.