Because waiting at the border to seek asylum can take months, many look to hire a guide to help them cross under the cover of night and through treacherous landscapes. The practice, human smuggling, differs from human trafficking and we compare and contrast.

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Some Place Under Neith produced and edited by Ryan Connor and Last Podcast Network. Artwork by Kevin Conor Keller, intro song "Subway" by Lunachicks, remixed by Devin Castaldi-Micca.

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