During a recent segment on Fox News Channel's "Ingraham Angle," Gregory Bovino, the Border Patrol Chief Patrol Agent for the El Centro Sector, shed light on the troubling dynamics at play within California's marijuana facilities.
He highlighted the financial exploitation faced by individuals trafficked across the border, emphasizing that a portion of their earnings inevitably ends up in the coffers of cartels.
Laura Ingraham, the show's host, remarked, "One of my sources today in the federal government told me, look, remember that the money made at these farms or processing plants, remember, especially involving recent migrants, people whove crossed the border in the last few years, underage or not, a percentage of that money theyre making, whatever theyre making, is going to pay off their debt to the cartels who made sure that they got over the border." According to Breitbart, Ingraham further noted that these illegal marijuana operations and other agricultural ventures inadvertently finance the cartels responsible for drug-related terror and rampant human trafficking across America.
Bovino concurred with Ingraham's assessment, stating, "Laura, thats exactly right. Every single person thats trafficked across that border, whether its a child or an adult, pays several thousand dollars to come across the border. And that several thousand dollars does go to those cartels, as you say."
He elaborated on the dire circumstances many face, likening them to modern-day slavery as they strive to repay these debts. Bovino expressed concern over the conditions at these drug farms, where children are often found working, and confirmed that the financial flow to cartels is a nationwide issue.
This revelation underscores the broader implications of illegal immigration and the unintended consequences of certain agricultural practices, raising questions about the effectiveness of current border policies and the need for stricter enforcement to safeguard vulnerable individuals from exploitation.
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