so an illegal immigrant can travel a few thousand miles and pay big money to sneak in the USA?

but he cant travel a few hundred miles to a large city in mexico with that sneak in money, get a job and an apt, and help himself that way,and dont say a better life because then you implying there is no better life in mexico period and thats just not true
OK HERE IS THE QUESTION,, WHY IS THAT ANYWAY,, GEEZ
GEEZ AMANDA THAT SOUNDS LIKE LOS ANGELES NOW DOESNT IT

I have to agree with you wholeheartedly!

Who says he can't?

what are u talking about? you didnt put down a question did u?

Here is the reality: Mexican citizens work for pennies. THe "better life" in Mexico consists of a 2 room home without hot water or any life insurance. They eat beans, rice, tortillas and eggs continually. They have no other foods. Clothing is stolen from the line. This is the better life in Mexico.

NONE of the Mexican elite have gotten there by working. These are people that are world traveled, mainly only a generation or 2 from Spain. They have servants homes larger than my house here. I was fortunate enough to live with a world- traveled family that is a common household name for a year. They are in the Mexican government. I know them well. I later went back to live with the "middle class" in a 2 room home with a stove fridge and running water. They were considered middle class, though, bills were juggled and we ate only rice, beans, eggs, and tortillas.

If you drive down a highway in Mexico, you can see people alongside the road selling oranges, washing your windshield, breathing fire (drinking- I dont know what to breathe out fire), then, there are families bathing in fountains, children asleep on the meridian between lanes of traffic, and, open huffing (which is promoted by the government, as, children don't feel the hunger, it kills them). THis is the poor.

You can't work and get ahead as you can here. The local police (los federales) can take everything they want from you and they do.

And, the money paid to the coyotes is usually forwarded by businesses that are going to be hiring them, or by extended family. They are expected to work this off with HUGE interest. One person I know had to work for a year 40 hours a week to get his "sponsorship" paid back.

I don't understand it - how many corporations moved to Mexico since Nafta? Let me guess - the Guatemalans got those jobs. I guess the Mexicans didn't want them.

HERE IS THE TRUTH THEY WORK HERE FOR PENNY'S ALSO THE AVERAGE MEXICAN GRAPE PICKER MAKE $150 PER TON OF GRAPES PICKED. THAT'S A LIVABLE WAGE. THEIR IS NO EXCUSE FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION

Mr.Mom I saw you in the baseball section this morning.

Oh they could, but they'd have to work. There would be no freebies from the government, no food stamps and housing subsidies via anchor babies. No free health care.

I admire the ones who try, like this guy.
David MartÃ*nez was working as a welder in Aguascalientes, Mexico, when he was sidelined by a life-threatening stroke. Despite intensive physical rehabilitation, MartÃ*nez was unable to return to work and soon lost his job.

With a wife and four children to support, MartÃ*nez decided to launch his own business. For guidance, MartÃ*nez turned to the Center of Managerial Innovation of Aguascalientes Small Business Development Center, part of a network of organizations established by an HED-supported partnership between the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) and Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara (UAG).

Through the Center, MartÃ*nez learned about marketing, financial analysis, and launching a small business. A Center staff member worked closely with him to identify marketplace needs and create a viable business plan. MartÃ*nez proudly opened the doors to El Profe, a bookstore that specializes in educational materials and books. Today, El Profe’s client base is growing, and sales are on the rise.

Wages in Oaxaca (Mexico) are about two or three dollars a day. Wages in the strawberry fields of Baja California are about five dollars a day. A Mixtec farm worker in the Santa Maria Valley, making ten dollars an hour at the peak of the strawberry harvest, can earn more in one day than he or she could earn back home in a month.