The warning that no one wants to hear
The United States embassy in Mexico dropped a bomb online: those “coyotes” who promise easy crossing to the American Union, according to them, are only looking to take your money. An official video shows the harsh reality: promises of safe travel that end in abandonment and betrayal. “They don’t care about your health or your family,” says the clip. And yes, the data backs it up.
The cost of despair
According to the Ministry of the Interior, the average price for crossing went from 3,527 dollars in 2013 to 9,271 in 2022. Almost triple. And today, with the border more monitored than ever since Trump, the numbers skyrocket. But the guides do not deliver what they promised: safe routes become nightmares.
“If you are in trouble they only leave you behind and at any moment they will betray you”
The embassy does not mince words. This direct message seeks to break the myth of the “coyote savior.” Because in the end, as the video says, you end up worse than at the beginning: without money and deported.




