Wow what a movie. This movie was letting me think in a whole new direction. I never really new what people that illegally immigrate to the U.S. go through and the part when the wife said: "I am not sure for it is harder, the people that cross the boarder or the people that stay back.
I was moved by her family. Her husband went 4 times illegally to the US. He wanted to make money for his family, because there has been no opportunity in Mexico to make money and life from it. In his case they had no other chance. The mexican government gives no support to their people, the government doesn't inform about programs for funding (only if you know someone that works for the government) and the corruption is tremendous. Everyone who lives in Mexico is in for themselves and you can't expect any help from people in a powerful position or neighbors. However, back to the family that stud out to me. The father left his wife and the kids behind and lives in the worst condition in the US, in order to have the least spendings and take most of the money back home for his family.
In mexico you make about 12$ a day and in the US 80-90$ a day, very attractive for many people.
But his kids were small when he left and he would go for one year or up to 18 months to the US. His kids couldn't believe when he came back. Also he describes his crossing under tears, which was hard to listen too. And it is said that it needs to be illegal. He walked in the dessert for days and couldn't feel his legs anymore, he was close to giving up. Another time a men died while crossing the boarder and they carried her but he didn't made it. I thought it is interesting that 1 mile of a boarder fence coast about 4 million dollars for the US, which we actually pay with our tax money. One of the Individuals interview mentions that america should be responsible for helping out Mexico and I feel the same. I think it would save us money and let the crime and Illegal immigrants rate drop drastically.
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