An illegal alien from Chihuahua, Mexico, Miguel Salomon-Lugo, has been charged by a federal grand jury for smuggling illegal aliens for profit resulting in death, bringing in illegal aliens for profit, smuggling illegal aliens for profit, and conspiracy to smuggle illegal aliens for profit.
The Department of Justice alleges that on June 19, Border Patrol Agents encountered two illegal aliens who told them that two other individuals in their group needed assistance in the area of Bonita Tank near Arivaca, Arizona. Border Patrol air assets were able to locate the illegal aliens in distress, but the helicopter could not land because of the terrain. The agents relayed the individuals’ location to other agents. Despite the excessive 100+ degree heat, Border Patrol Agents on the ground moved quickly to assist the distressed aliens. Upon arrival, agents discovered that one of the men had died after falling down a steep ravine.
All three of the surviving illegal aliens reported that they were part of a group led by two foot-guides who had brought them from Mexico into the United States. Salomon-Lugo was identified as one of those foot guides.
According to court documents, the deceased illegal alien began to feel faint due to heat while traveling. After being told to continue by one of the foot guides, he became dizzy and fell down a ravine, suffering the injuries that would lead to his death. His uncle, one of the other members of the group, stayed with him as the group moved on. The foot guides instructed others to leave the suffering man behind and continue north.
A conviction for smuggling illegal aliens for profit resulting in death carries a maximum penalty of death.
Scum of the earth! Public execution.
Why is a violation of the law somehow worse if it is done, “for profit”? Would the criminal act be any less criminal if it were done for “altruistic” reasons? That kind of terminology always gets under my skin because it implies that doing anything “for profit” makes it, somehow, in some ethereal way, immoral. Either the act is immoral or illegal, whether one profits from it or not, or it is not. You can be sure of one thing, when a “law giver” wants to brand something illegal if it is for profit, that politician is corrupt to the core.
You know who else smuggled for profit? Han freak’n Solo.
“‘So you think that money is the root of all evil?’ said Francisco d’Anconia. ‘Have you ever asked what is the root of money?'” -Francisco’s Money Speech