Citizens Leave When Economy Improves

(Harlingen, Texas) According to U.S. Border Patrol spokesman Roy Cervantes, a total of 147 illegal aliens from Brazil were recently captured at six locations along the South Texas border, ranging from the Rio Grande River to a roadway north of McAllen. The breakdown of men and women was not reported, however, six were identified as children. Cervantes indicated the apprehensions appear to be 'random' since they occurred at various locations and the illegals came from cities throughout Brazil.

The first group was caught at about 9:30 a.m. after crossing the river illegally near the international ferry crossing at Los Ebanos, Cervantes said.

Over the next three hours, groups were caught near Sullivan City, in the brush near La Joya, during a Department of Public Safety stop about 30 miles northwest of McAllen, south of McAllen and at the McAllen bus station.

Curiously, it was only last month that another apprehension netted 40 illegals from Brazil at a remote location in Starr County.

Okay, let's recap. In the recent past, 187 people living in various cities in Brazil decided to come to the U.S. Since they arrived in groups after traveling about 5,000 miles, it appears that a coordinated intercontinental people-smuggling business is operating with measurable success. Notably, the increase in Brazilian migrants to the U.S. coincides with an improvement in the economy in Brazil. Although many have assumed that a better economy in Brazil or Mexico or any country would dissuade the citizens from migrating, the exact opposite seems to be occurring. As their home economies improve, citizens are capable of acquiring the nominal few thousand dollars it takes to migrate. Then, they do so.

In a nutshell, as foreign economies grow and prosper, their citizens are able to earn enough money to pay for travel to the U.S. So, despite improvements in their native country, America is still a more desirable place to be.

Of course, this only happens because the borders of the U.S. are globally recognized to be as secure as the hull of the Titanic.