Crossing borders by Milota Sidorova

Immigration has been a difficult problems on Southern borders of the U.S. Despite toughing laws and proposals from American part. And it seemed immigration numbers have been declining, but the recent report showed it was again on increase. Especially in Arizona where the most restrictive anti-immigration laws were passed. Some states (like California or Texas) especially during 1990s sealed their borders with corrugated metal and chain link fences. This reduced illegal immigrants numbers. New Mexico and Arizona reported significant drop from 1.2 million in 2005 to 541,00 last year. But the situation changed directions.Most of immigrants risk their lives in wasteland deserts! of Arizona. The passage sometimes takes more than a week and newcomers walk without any food or water supplies. They are more than vulnerable during the journey. Too often, are they stopped by drug thugs or similar heavily armed groups that rob them or kill some of them. They control passages and desperate survivors must pay fees. Yet the journey is not over. They may be caught by American police, sent back to Mexico or to jail. Some of them get scared, but some of them are too desperate and too poor to return back. So they keep on trying at any cost.But there are victims also among American citizen living in the border areas. Sometimes they are being shot on their own property of just by passing large dessert.This issue is so serious that it will also be a topic of upcoming official dinner in Washinghton during Mexican President Felipe Calderon's visit.

related story (sgx17342): http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/lt_mexico_us_illegal_immigration;...

by Milota Sidorova for Cantell TV (http://cantell.tv)

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