I have heard more and more comments about Mexican illegal immigrants using a guide called a "coyote" to help them cross into the US. They say "How can an illegal afford $2000 to come into the US, yet the reason they are coming is because they are poor?" Where here is the answer. They have a friend or family member in the US wire the money to them in Mexico, they then pay the coyote and come,work, and pay the person back. Why am I telling you this? Because I am tired of hearing it! They ARE poor in most places in Mexico and live at a poverty level much worse than our own ghettos. If you went to central or south Mexico (not acapulco) and met them you would see that it IS bad, it is not uncommon for people to have no bathrooms, no running water, no cars, no food unless they grow/raise it themselves. Things are changing now that they are sending money home. So my question is: Why be so upset that immigrants are helping others, even if they are not from the US?
2006-06-25
14:45:23
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