Tuesday, October 4, 2011

The Yo-Yo Effect: Mexican Immigrants Repeatedly Brave Risks to Resume Lives in United States

At New York Times, "Crossing Over, and Over."

I'm borrowing from the Times for the title of this post. I guess repeated border hoppers are "brave," as if there's something noble about illegal immigration. The big takeaway here is simply how badly we're failing at staunching the flow of illegal immigrants. And the aliens know it:
Maria GarcĂ­a, 27, arrived here after being deported for a traffic violation. She said she had spent six years living in Fresno, Calif., with her two Mexico-born sons, 11 and 7. She was one of many who said that without a doubt, they would find their way back to the United States.

"They can’t stop us," she said.

1 comment:

  1. And she's right. We can't. There just doesn't seem to be any political will to enforce the damn border.

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