Those Damn Mexicans Smuggling Drugs at the Border

We see images of green screens where, through infrared cameras, Mexican "mules" haul drugs across the border. Those images are a bit misleading.

An article on the Daily Beast: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/03/26/at-mexican-border-four-in-five-drug-busts-involve-american-citizens.html

Quote :

It turns out that U.S. citizens are the predominant culprits that the Border Patrol busts for drug possession and transportation, according to an analysis of records obtained by the Center for Investigative Reporting.

Three out of four people found with drugs by the border agency are U.S. citizens, the data show. Looked at another way, when the immigration status is known, four out of five busts—which may include multiple people—involve a U.S. citizen.

In a written response, Customs and Border Protection said the agency issues news releases to highlight significant or “otherwise noteworthy seizures.” The most commonly highlighted busts involve large amounts of narcotics, unusual trafficking or concealment methods, or other notable factors, according to the agency.

Alonzo Peña, who retired in 2010 as deputy director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, says illegal immigrants have been increasingly portrayed as a “bogeyman” problem to the United States.

It is so easy to manipulate the media and we are so gullible and suck it up.