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Record 1 2006-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Penal Law
  • Citizenship and Immigration
DEF

Nickname of one who musters illegal immigrants over the Mexican border into the States by outwitting the frontier police and by ruthlessly charging for his services, whether or not the crossing is successfully made. (Manchester Guardian, 151-19, 1994, p. 25).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit pénal
  • Citoyenneté et immigration

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho penal
  • Ciudadanía e inmigración
CONT

Los "coyotes" o "polleros" -como se denomina a los que guían a los indocumentados a cruzar la frontera [entre México y Estados Unidos]- tendrán que elevar sus tarifas para compensar los riesgos que representan los mayores obstáculos [...]

OBS

Algunos autores distinguen una jerarquía entre los conceptos que representan estos términos afirmando que el coyote es el organizador de la operación que comanda a los polleros a que crucen la frontera con los indocumentados.

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