(Image Source: CBS/Chiapas State Government)

BY MEGAN NOE

ANCHOR ANA COMPAIN-ROMERO

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513 people, in two trucks, with one goal -- make it to the United States. Mexican authorities have found what could be the largest single shipment of illegal migrants in recent years, and the discovery is drawing attention to different aspects of the immigration debate.

As one CNN correspondent points out, migrants are coming from farther away than much-talked-about Central America.

“You take a look at the numbers from other countries, and for example, 12 of those people came from India, one from Japan, one from China, we’re talking about six from Nepal, so you’re talking about a situation where you probably have a criminal, transnational organization that has a global network reaching across the globe to countries in Asia and other parts of the world.”

And remember those X-ray scanners that sparked so much controversy when U.S. airports began using them to screen passengers? A New York Times blogger notes similar scanners were used by police to reveal the migrants’ harrowing conditions.

“The image captured on Tuesday is among the starkest to surface publicly so far. It opens an eerie black-and-white window into a world where $7,000 buys a small patch of space in a cramped truck with breathing holes punched in the roof, but no guarantee of making it all the way to the United States.”

After traveling in what Mexico’s National Migration Institute called “inhumane conditions,” Fox News reports what is being done for the migrants now.

“Mexican police say the large group is receiving food, shelter, and medical assistance while Mexican Federal Immigration authorities reach out to consulates and embassies to arrange their return to their home countries. As far as the accused smugglers, they tried to escape but were chased down and arrested.”

A writer for The Christian Science Monitor notes the discovery comes as Mexico is already under pressure to improve the security and human rights protections of migrants. So far though, the danger doesn’t seem to be slowing demand.

“Ironically, if Mexico does place greater attention on cleaning up its institutions and punishing perpetrators of crime, it may attract those migrants currently scared off – even if that translates into higher chances of getting ‘caught’ crossing illegally through the country.”

But while Chiapas -- the town where the migrants were found -- is no stranger to Mexican migrants, Fox News Latino says the discovery points to the existence of an illegal pipeline funneling people from South Asia to the U.S. as well.

“Increasingly, Indians seem to be using Guatemala – which doesn’t require a visa for Indian nationals – as a bridge to begin an illegal journey through Mexico, where a visa is required, to their final destination in the United States...”

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