Testimony begins during El Chapo's trial

As the former leader of the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico, one of the world's most violent gangs according to U.S. officials, Joaquín Guzmán "El Chapo" Loera has had a lot of experience dealing with U.S. border security and drug trafficking: two of the most debated and talked about issues in our political discourse. With the current government shutdown ensuing over issues of border security and how to improve it, it seems to make sense that politicians look at the methods and strategy of the infamous El Chapo and learn from there. Proponents of the president's proposed wall believe that illegal immigration/criminal activity is occurring due to the lack of physical barrier keeping people out. They believe that illegals are coming through the non-blocked portions of our border and that the wall should be built to prevent that mean of entry. But this narrative doesn't fit alongside the testimony of some of El Chapo's associates who stated that they never crossed over the non-fenced/non-walled areas. Instead, they focused  their time and efforts on smuggling drugs/contraband through America's ports of entry. The strategy was too attempt smuggling as much as they could so that even if they were caught, some would still make it through.



https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/12/us/drug-traffickers-el-chapo-trial-drugs-across-border/index.html



Robin Czajowski