I think the reason those gubmints ENCOURAGE their people to storm our border is not just for the money they send BACK, which goes into their Economy. But that the government gets a direct cut of all those remittances BEFORE the recipient gets what’s left. Therefore, it’s a rather slim chance they’ll actually DO anything to stop it.
“those gubmints ENCOURAGE their people to storm our border is not just for the money they send BACK, which goes into their Economy. But that the government gets a direct cut”
In Mexico, they issue transit visas for a fee at their Southern border. Along the route, migrants are shaken down by local Government personnel for money. So there is a direct stream of revenue to the official Government, and the under the table Party mechanisms.
The human trafficking/drug cartels are also a big constituency of the Political Parties, who provide bribes, and who they can’t afford to offend.