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In the book, when Celia tells Matt about her story, she talks about how she got a coyote to help her illegally cross the border. When she gets caught she is brought to El Patron and she is not turned into an eejit because she is from the same village that El Patron is from. This can definitely be related to the real world because on the US/Mexico there is a lot of problems with illegals trying to jump the border. During the 1980's the US have increased security across the borer between Mexico and the US, and security has just gotten better over the years. Especially after the 9/11 attacks, security has been tighter than ever and made it very hard for Illegals to get across the border, but it is still a very big problem because people are still making it over the border. Like in the book, Mexicans find the US very appealing because of the opportunities, and they think they will become rich. In the US there are more jobs to fit the needs of the citizens living there, and there are many more job opportunities in the US than there are in Mexico. More jobs are being created thanks to some American companies but wages are still relatively low, which is drastically affecting quality of living. Many Mexican citizens are also in the Agricultural business and they tend to be paid even less, putting them below the poverty line. 25% of MExican citizens are underpaid/underemployed and barely staying above the poverty line. "Coyotes" are becoming an increasing problem on the US-Mexico border. "Coyotes" are people who have special knowledge of a route that is used to get into the US without being detected, and accept a fee to help others illegally cross the border, they are also known as people smugglers. If a "Coyote" is caught they can face heavy fines and penalties. Illegal immigrants will eventually be retired to Mexico. Unlike the book, where they capture illegals that try to cross the border and turn them into slaves, which is a very inhumane thing to do. The book is quite accurate with people jumping the border and in the book there are not only people trying to get into the US, but people from the US are trying to get into Mexico, "so the paradise that once was there is not there any more" (Farmer 2002).
In the book, when Celia tells Matt about her story, she talks about how she got a coyote to help her illegally cross the border. When she gets caught she is brought to El Patron and she is not turned into an eejit because she is from the same village that El Patron is from. This can definitely be related to the real world because on the US/Mexico there is a lot of problems with illegals trying to jump the border. During the 1980's the US have increased security across the borer between Mexico and the US, and security has just gotten better over the years. Especially after the 9/11 attacks, security has been tighter than ever and made it very hard for Illegals to get across the border, but it is still a very big problem because people are still making it over the border. Like in the book, Mexicans find the US very appealing because of the opportunities, and they think they will become rich. In the US there are more jobs to fit the needs of the citizens living there, and there are many more job opportunities in the US than there are in Mexico. More jobs are being created thanks to some American companies but wages are still relatively low, which is drastically affecting quality of living. Many Mexican citizens are also in the Agricultural business and they tend to be paid even less, putting them below the poverty line. 25% of MExican citizens are underpaid/underemployed and barely staying above the poverty line. "Coyotes" are becoming an increasing problem on the US-Mexico border. "Coyotes" are people who have special knowledge of a route that is used to get into the US without being detected, and accept a fee to help others illegally cross the border, they are also known as people smugglers. If a "Coyote" is caught they can face heavy fines and penalties. Illegal immigrants will eventually be retired to Mexico. Unlike the book, where they capture illegals that try to cross the border and turn them into slaves, which is a very inhumane thing to do. The book is quite accurate with people jumping the border and in the book there are not only people trying to get into the US, but people from the US are trying to get into Mexico, "so the paradise that once was there is not there any more" (Farmer 2002).
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