However, as the example of Mexico's immigrants demonstrates, the tougher border controls become, the less likely migrants are to go home when their work is done, and to incur the expense and danger of another crossing.
"With mobeam-enabled applications, the checkout process becomes much easier for mobile users, and retailers don't incur the expense of overhauling their scanning technology, " said Chris Quinlan, founder and CEO of Ohana Companies, a leading provider of promotional marketing services.