The New Reality On The U.S.-Mexican Border

Near the U.S.-Mexico Border, a Grim New Reality -- Wall Street Journal

FALFURRIAS, Texas—On a Wednesday morning in February, a bicyclist pedaling past a crossroads spotted something in the tall weeds that has become common here: a dead body.

The dead man was flat on his back, his hands hard by his sides and his face blank. Law-enforcement officials speculate he was an illegal immigrant from Central America left behind by human smugglers. They still don't know his name.

Authorities found the corpses of 129 suspected illegal immigrants last year here in Brooks County, a desolate region of cactus-covered ranch lands an hour north of the Mexican border and 2½ hours south of San Antonio.

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My Comment: I am posting this story because yesterday I talked with a good friend who so happens to live south of Tuscon (Arizona) near the U.S. - Mexican border. In past conversations he has always talked about the problems on the border .... but yesterday .... that is all that he talked about. In short .... many in Latin America are under the impression that the border is going to close soon and now is their chance to obtain U.S. status. In short .... they are now all fleeing north .... and the U.S. is not prepared for this flood.