With Amnesty Waving in the Wind, Immigrants Continue to Cross Mexico's Northern Border Tiffany Gabbay - The Blaze
go to original April 13, 2013

The US Congress is said to be getting closer to a bipartisan deal on immigration reform, which includes plans to ramp up border security. But despite government efforts to reduce illegal crossings, migrants are taking ever greater risks to reach their American dream... and it sometimes costs them their lives. (AFP)

It seems even illegal immigrants seeking to cross over the U.S.-Mexico border are following the current immigration debate. Linda Vickers, who owns a ranch in Brooks County, Texas, told WOAI that she witnessed one man being arrested on her ranch and that he told the border agent Obama would let him go.

“The Border Patrol agent was loading one man up, and he told the officer in Spanish, ‘Obama’s gonna let me go’,” Vickers said.

Meanwhile, Border Patrol agents report that some immigrants will even ask, “Where do I go for my amnesty?” while they are surrendering.

“When you have amnesty waving in the wind, you’re going to get an increase,” Vickers says. “And when you get an increase, especially with this heat, you’re going to get an increase in deaths.”

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