Washington Post, United States
Now running for mayor, Ramirez says he stopped smuggling people in October 2001, when El Salvador made human trafficking a crime punishable by eight years in jail. But his reputation as a "coyote" _ slang for smuggler _ abides. "Here, they only say good things about Don Chicho," said Blanca Rosa Coreas, 50. "He's taken many people north, and they are grateful to him."
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