Violence: Border and u.s

violence: They are very well organized, according to National Observer. They have scouted the area. People crossing the border between Vermont and Quebec have paid smugglers up to 4,000, usually payable when the immigrants reach their U.S. destination, according to officials and court documents. ; While the number of arrests is tiny compared with the southern border, the human smuggling is just as sophisticated. They have scouted us, said U.S. Border Patrol Agent Richard Ross. Driving the increase here, officials say, is the ease of entry into Canada, where visas are no longer required for Mexicans, and a border that receives less scrutiny and resources than the southern border, where thousands fleeing violence in Central America are being detained. Basically, we are not dealing with the JV team; this is the varsity. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.