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Illegal Immigrants are Becoming Desperate..

Illegal immigrants are becoming increasingly desperate for a chance to come into the United States. According to an article on cnn.com it was reported that illegal immigrants were trying to enter the US by nothing other then STORM DRAINS. Security cameras caught these illegals in action and police were waiting for them on the other side of the drain. The police caught the first two but the others were still in the drain, one illegal was so "immersed" in the drain that the San Diego fire department had to pay the drain a little visit and jackhammer the illegal out. Also one illegal came out of the drain with minor injuries and had to be brought to the hospital. When San Diego Policewomen Maria Munoz was asked if these mexicans were illegal aliens she was quoted saying, "If they had any papers they wouldn't have been coming in through a drain."
My first reaction to this article was to laugh and wonder why through a drain? But the more I ponder this, my view on this is changing. Why are these people so desperate to come to America? Why would they want to work for less then minimum wage and live in poverty, just in hopes of having a good life? I believe that these Mexicans are so desperate because of many of the points that were brought up in that movie we watched two days ago about the Mexican economy. Sadly they are in somewhat of a depression and many of the workers don't even get more then a few dollars a day, not a fun way to live. Although Mexicans are obviously desperate, I still have to ask myself.. storm drains?

posted by Anonymous @ 10/11/2006 10:32:00 PM