How much can you make assaulting migrants?” “Depends on how much the migrants are carrying. Some carry ten pesos, others carry five or even eight thousand pesos. See,” he says, “they’re not just fucking with them in the hills here. They start fucking with them way down south so that by the time they get here some of them are already broke.” “And how’s business? If I were to grab a machete and just try my luck?” “Nooo, it’s all under control. Each group has its turf. Nobody can operate on somebody else’s turf. If you just show up, you’ll get shot.” “And if you stand up to the gangs, is that a
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