How are Central American immigrants getting to the US?

[Renew Deal]

Are they trekking through Mexico (and Guatemala, and elsewhere)? That cannot be a safe trip. I'm sure that some people aren't making it. Also, are people fleeing Honduras and Guatemala and settling in Mexico?

[MADem]

1. Paying Mexicans a rip off rate to sneak them through Mexico to the border? nt

[flamingdem]

2. I read that the families take out loans of several thousand dollars

leaving them essentially indentured to the coyotes for a long time.

[MADem]

5. I never understood why they just didn't buy round trip tickets to

Los Angeles, and say they're going to Disneyland, or a family wedding, or a funeral. They won't have any drama, they've got round trip tickets, after all.

Then just disappear. Melt into the fabric of society, no muss, no fuss.

It's probably the same amount of dough, at the end of the day, even if they have to forego the return portion of the trip.

[flamingdem]

7. They won't be allowed in. They need a Visa

and they're looked at as obvious candidates to stay so they can't get them. As far as i understand anyway.

[MADem]

9. Ah, yes, of course--that would be a problem.

I guess they don't do a lot of smuggling by sea--that would seem to be an easier way to go.

[giftedgirl77]

3. Lots of walking, hitching ridex, & hopping on trains.

People (not here) act like they are being brought in on first class transportation. I think the risks & suffering that they are going through to get her should all them to stay. If I could take some in I would. Hell I could take in 4 kids on my own at least to get them out of the situation they are in now. No child deserves this.

They are obviously running from something & it's insane that people ate willing to treat them like dogs.

[JI7]

4. they showed some guy on CNN who has been sent back a few times but he still tries to come back

that's how desperate they are. they just want to make some money to try to support their families.

i really think we need to do something to help countries around the world which are having problems .

we had the marshall plan for europe after the war. but there was nothing like that for many of the other countries when they went through huge changes .

[Marrah_G]

6. the kids are riding on top of trains.

There are some documentaries on it.

[a la izquierda]

8. Watch "Which Way Home."

It explains a lot.

[SunSeeker]

10. Lawrence O'Donnell had a great segment tonight on this by Stephanie Gosk.

She filmed the heartbreaking conditions they are trying to escape (teen in coma from drug gang bullets), and the harrowing route they take to get to the US:

"Children risk death for a better life"
http://on.msnbc.com/U5S4y3

[liberal from boston]

12. The Last Word

Thank you SunSeeker for the link. I agree it was a great segment & Stephanie Gosk was amazing.

[Rstrstx]

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