In July, information surfaced, surprisingly in a daily publication, with a headline that read: “Mexico uncovers massive migrant smuggling ring.”  No reporter credit was given and the story was dated “Mexico City (AP).  The story began: “Mexican officials have uncovered an industrial-scale migrant smuggling ring using tractor-trailer rigs disguised as freight carriers for major companies.” It stated that President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said a tractor-trailer rig was found with the logo of Soriana, a major grocery store chain with 150 people inside instead of groceries.  The company later stated that the truck found in Veracruz State “does not belong in our delivery fleet, nor is it owned by the Soriana Organization.” Obrador, it stated, said that “the company has filed a complaint, because it was fake, it was camouflaged to transport migrants.” Further, the story stated that ” In June, Mexico detected five freight trucks carrying 925 migrants, almost all from Central America.

“Some of those trucks bore the logos of well-known firms, but it was not clear whether those trucks were fakes or had been used illegally by drivers without the companies’ knowledge.”  The Foreign Relations Secretary said that “four of five of the June trucks belonged to the same independent trucking company and had air conditioning units, “but they weren’t turned on when carrying migrants.”

The above should certainly cause alarm in any thinking person since the fact of more than 100 individuals in one of those, probably well insulated and sealed, trailers would raise the specter of numerous suffocation deaths.  Such a case was publicized in the United States earlier, memory says in Texas, where in one trailer there were several deaths – including children – from both the stifling heat and stale, oxygen-depleted air.  It seems that there have been a few such incidents reported on roads in Oklahoma where the trucks were headed to destinations in Arkansas to work in factories, including chicken packing plants.

Note that in the above situations the term “migrants” was used instead of the usual “immigrants” or “refugees” from poverty, war or religious persecution.  The misuse of words to confuse and/or mislead those not prone the think for themselves is very common with the followers and leaders of movements towards dictatorships under whatever name.  Migrant in the proper term is people who move from one place to another to not stay, but go work, such as to harvest crops, and then return home or move on to the next place where there is, or they think there is, work to be obtained. Immigrant in proper usage means that the people intend to give up their old homes and society manners and totally adopt and adapt to those of the new land and nation.

Thus, they don’t expect to be a drag on the society, but to be productive and thereby benefit from the opportunities found there.  Thus was the situation in the earlier days of our nation before the advent of non-citizen voting.  Refugee is the term that should be used for those who are actually fleeing from brutal governments, wars, religious persecution, or utter poverty for a better chance in life.

It seems to me that in recent incidents of “mass” shootings, the immediate screams for ‘action’ come from those of the Communist/Fascist/Socialist movement to demand the disarming of America – excuse me the USA.  Again, the misuse of the language.   In my opinion, far too many use the word America to imply USA.  Factually, all who make their home in any part of the continental mass called America, whether North, Central, or South are “Americans.”  Thus, those in Mexico, Canada, Brazil or any of the other nations here are truly “Americans” and we in the USA do them a mis-service by laying claim to the word as only us.

Meanwhile, back to the original subject.  It seems that if the “trailer stuffing” with people – including men, women, and children – should bring the stiffest penalty possible as it truly endangers lives. 

It hasn’t been made clear just who is the money behind such conduct, but possible subjects could begin with billionaire George Soros, who, it has been reported, is the money behind many of these actions meant to bring down the representative republic known as the USA.  Why he, and others like him, have not been brought to account for their nefarious conduct is unclear to me. For that matter, we would all be far better off if there were to be a stiffening of our policing actions, but in some cases that would require a change in politicians, especially at the city, county and state level in some jurisdictions such as largest cities.