Poignant Paper Trail From the South Texas Border

There are no words to say, after reading that note. This is not an "immigration" condition, this is a very real, very human condition. Are you seeing this, Trump voters?

All immigration is not the same. Regardless the hardships and the perioulous journey these unfortunate souls make does not entitle them from circumventing American immigration law. As the alt- left is moving toward an extreme fringe on the political spectrum , we see gestapo like tactics employed:, curtailing free speech on college campuses; celebrating monotheistic thought in the guise of diversity and altering language in which illegal immigrants become undocumented, then dialectically changing into plain immigrants! The alt-left reject law and embrace anarchy in the form of sanctuary cities! Sworn officer of the law refusing to enforce the law; all this in the defense of illegal immigration!

None of this will change till there are political changes in Mexico and Central America and they become countries their citizens don't have to leave in order to live with dignity. Not holding my breath.

Well written story. I find myself inclined towards mercy for someone who's risked their life to come to my country.

Everyone cares about the plight of these people crossing the border but the issue isn't just to let the borders be open. The borders need to be controlled and people that want to come to the US need to have easier ways to enter through a legal process. With this the nations from which all these people are coming from also need to open up to average Americans who want to work in their nations. Another point on the immigration issue is these people are not coming for freedom primarily, they are coming for financial opportunity. This truth can be proven by looking at the apathy by most immigrants to change the nations from which them came. The problems of the developing world continue endlessly in par due to this great apathy by those who the western world is giving visas and citizenship. These new residents and citizens should be speaking out against the corrupt and human rights abuses and failure going on in the nations from which they came. If they were to do so, the developing world would see change for the better overall and a change toward western/ American values such as citizens' having rights and law. This issue of apathy by immigrants to support American values back in the nations from these immigrants have come has is not given enough attention. The US and the western world can not be the only nations opening up to immigration and supporting human rights.

I translate the note: "June 13, 2016. Forgive us for having entered your house but it was necessary because we have been lost for four days. We are three young women and one of us is pregnant. We feel very badly for damaging your door and for having used your belongings. If we did not (unknown word) come here we would not (same word) be able to call (immigration?). Thank you and a thousand times pardon us. God bless you. We are Salvadorans."

It is quite horrifying and heartbreaking to think of the three girls and the baby. What financial and emotional cost was endured to get to Texas? Will they be deported after their desperate call to border patrol?

I understand that it can take years to immigrate legally and that rejection of application is common. For those citizens who object to these children risking their lives and leaving their families, I hope you pick your own strawberries, clean your own toilets and bus your own tables.

My thanks for Manny Fernandez for his article. A different take on immigration then we normally see now. Raises the question... when did we become so cruel and heartless to the rest of the world?
My grandparents immigrated to America as children. They traveled from Poland, across an ocean, arrived and were given a new home. No, not everyone appreciated them being here, that's why the family left New York and settled in Alpena, Michigan. But no one hunted them down, or chased them away. All of us except for Native Americans have a similar story.
The girls in Manny's story left their country for the same reasons my great grand parents left theirs... horrible leaders resulting in a bad life for them and their children. Will we be the next refugees? Chased out by horrible leaders, demagogues and oligarchs? Who will take us in? There has to be a better way of dealing with people who need a safe place to live. This article explains why our Texas Representative Gene Wu cries.

Motivated, courageous, honest and appreciative. I'd hire them. Entitled Americans, take another valium and play another video game and go buy those groceries picked by "immigrant labor."

I was born and raised in Arizona. I feel slightly conflicted about the issue of illegal immigration - - but only slightly. Are these people who cross illegally breaking laws? Yes. Would I do the same thing were I by pure chance born in their situation? Yes. The best neighbors I had were living "sin papeles" - undocumented. The worst ones were Americans. Also let's not forget that our country likes to think we're founded on "Judeo-Christian values". The Bible mentions kindness to strangers and remembering our own slavery in Egypt when we deal with the stranger amongst us. Who worried about a foreign population becoming too numerous? Pharoah. Not exactly the hero of the Bible. And if we are to do unto others as we'd have them do unto us, well then I'm pretty sure we should be greeting all immigrants with kindness as well as helping improve the desperation & violence that convince people to risk their lives to get here. People who are so militantly anti-illegal immigration need to be taught that there but for the grace of God go all of us.

Who would we want coming to this country?
We would want people of courage and determination, who would want a better, safer, more prosperous life for themselves and for their families. We would want people who would walk across deserts and the wilderness to find a home.
We would want a mother, risking all for her unborn baby, who would give birth in a field and then, lifting her child to her breast, would trudge on.
Some call them illegal aliens. Some call them worse. They are carrying on a human, and yes, an American tradition to do everything they can to survive and prosper.

Here's what you do to make sure you don't die in the desert: Don't enter this country illegally. It's that simple. To all the bleeding heart liberals: Walmart has a sale on tissues.

The note is written with good grammar, good spelling and a good heart. The author was an educated person desperately searching for a better life. May she have found it.

The world could use a lot more people like Mr. Weatherston.

At various times I have volunteered with both Humane Borders and No More Deaths, putting water in the desert in Arizona. The southwest is one of the most brutal landscapes in the world. Well hydrated, wearing sun protective clothing, and walking from a jeep to a water drop site (200 yards), I've come near to fainting in the heat. The things people leave behind as they trek through are pitiful indeed. We are building a monstrous wall to keep out people who, in order to lighten their journey, will discard a pack of playing cards, or a paperback novel. As a shrine, they'll post a picture of Our Lady of Guadalupe to a tree. They are hoping for jobs as lettuce pickers, hotel maids, and farm hands. We need to tear down the wall around our hearts, not build a wall across this treacherous passage.

Tragedies of the 21st century. Where is the light ? Who lifts that lamp beside the golden door? That golden door - now iron bars? What have we become?

I quail hunt in S. Texas and at our hunting cabins/RVs and dog kennels, we just leave the door locked but not dead bolted. Always leave jugs of water and canned food on the table. Over the years 2-3 times someone has taken the food and left notes.

Sometimes when out working the birddogs, will run into people hiding in the brush. All they want is water, but still it is a bit scary when you find people out in the middle of the S. Texas Brush country. The remoteness and undeveloped land is what makes great Quail Habitat, and good places to cross international boarders.

My faith taught me to help others. Not sure where the politicians we have now were raised, but it sure wasn't in a church.

This story broke my heart this morning and I can't stop thinking of those poor girls. Bless those ranchers and all those who care for their fellow human beings.

Heartbreaking stories and one that should be presented to would be illegal migrants--there is no guarantee of survival! The article reveals the necessity to thwart illegal crossing and save the lives of the would be illegals... Cross legally, present your case for possible refugee status; there is no upside to illegal crossing. Many have hardships they are escaping; the article attempts to play the sympathy card, reward illegals with sanctuary as they were presented with an arduous and perils journey Illegal immigration is a crime and strict enforcement at the border must be paramount to deter the death march many illegals take and fail!

the policies in the USA for many years have made it clear to the people in other parts of the world are that we want illegal immigrants in the USA. we want the cheaper labor of hard working people who some employers can abuse and control. why else do we not make it mandatory the EMPLOYERS use e-verify to check on prospective employees? the politicians like to talk and talk to raise money for themselves and get votes, but they know better.

Bless those ranchers.

Without Birthright Citizenship I doubt the pregnant lady would have made the trek in the first place. It really is an anachronism that would stop much of the illegal immigration.

We would quite happily have these people in Canada. After living in South Carolina for years, I am surprised at how few Mexicans and South Americans choose to live in my province of Saskatchewan. I suppose the reality of getting all the way here is tough, but there are ways.

God bless people who actually care for other human beings. Thank you.

I hunt on that land and stay in that cabin. It is very hard country and no place for a person to traverse on foot without significant land navigation skill and lots of water. We have seen numerous people en route to Houston which, many are told by their smugglers, is supposedly just a few miles north when it actually is 200 or more miles northeast. We've seen, at least, one dead body, a bleached skull with other bones and clothing scattered by animals. It's hard not to think about that person's last thoughts as much as you'd like not to.

Unfortunately 49% of the electorate do not care. And more unfortunste are the uncaring elected officials like the subhuman Steve King.

These are the real human costs of President Trump's border wall. Not all of the people who illegally immigrate to the US are "bad hombres", some are just looking for a better life for themselves and their children. If we were truly a Christian nation, as many espouse, we would do more to help these people where they live so they do not have to risk their lives via the illegal immigration routes.