The price for crossing to the US from Tapachula with a people smuggler (colloquially known as a coyote) can depend on what you look like. Africans and Asians need to pay more, because migration off
(...) icials require a higher bribe to overlook the traveler at the checkpoints, since they cannot pretend they are locals. This is what Marcos, an experienced coyote, shared with us, together with a comprehensive list of the checkpoints and the amounts payable to progress in the journey to the North. He said he could organize trips by plane to get to Tijuana in a few hours for $15,000, and also cheaper options traveling by road and foot for several weeks for as little as $2,500. Chiapas, Mexico. August 29, 2020.