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No Honest Players Among Human Smugglers
Illegal immigrants are subject to pain and death at the hands of their "rescuers" if they don't pay up in full.
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Illegal immigrants are subject to pain and death at the hands of their "rescuers" if they don't pay up in full
By Chris Vogel
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