Originally Posted by
Seggy
The reports of 4 fake passports is being denied by all major other news outlets, not sure how this site reports 10+ passengers with fake documents. Not saying it is not a possibility, but there has been absolutely no other word on this elsewhere.
Originally Posted by
JamesNoBrakes
Common misconception. I lived in a border state for the last 11 years and no, illegals are not crossing the borders in that way. The border security has improved dramatically and by and large, people in Mexico are not walking across the border to find a better way of life like back in the 80s, due to the jobs, technology at the border, increase in staffing, and so on. What we do have is a population of illegal immigrants living in the US, but they are not streaming over the border like many want to believe. Smuggling on the other hand IS an important issue.
This is my impression too. A big issue is now what to do with hybrid families harboring an illegal member or two, particularly young ones, which is more of a policy issue regarding naturalization / immigration priorities. But we digress...