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 They seem to be getting on little single-engine wood boats 20 at a time and heading up from Tijuana to LA. Hard to spot, too, according to the folks who are looking for them.Fewer problems with coyotes, but costs illegals twice as much. A single boat can make $100,000 for each boatload successfully delivered. Or maybe even if not so successfully delivered. So now we have a fence, but these folks are treating it like the Maginot Line. Low-tech, but effective. They just don't play fair! :-) |
| Posted by:gorb |
| #8 Mrs. JohnQC is the grammarian/linguistics, creative writing person in our family. I'm sure she would give DepotGuy an A+. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2010-08-28 18:04 |
| #7 Yet another harrowing tale of desperation *happy sigh* That was a thing of literary beauty, DepotGuy. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2010-08-28 17:01 |
| #6 Thank you, Frank! |
| Posted by: Steve White 2010-08-28 14:27 |
| #5 14-20 illegals per Panga boat - ICE/Coast Guard is well aware of this route. Trouble is, they have little to no radar signal, so it requires eyeball reporting, usually when they hit the beach and scatter |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-08-28 12:20 |
| #4 This is a new frontier for illegal immigrants entering the United States… In growing numbers, migrants are gambling their lives at sea as land crossings become even more arduous… authorities say, heightened enforcement on land, and a bigger fence, is making the offshore route more attractive. Yet another harrowing tale of desperation brought to you by one of America’s most creative writers - Elliot Spagat. Fans familiar with Spagat’s previous narratives regarding oppressed migrants and the harrasment they encounter will not be disappointed. But his latest yarn has a new twist. Rather then the unrelenting heat of the desert Elliot’s latest saga is set on the unforgiving high seas. As per usual, for maximum enjoymemt the reader is encouaged to suspend logic and reality. For instance, Spagat’s insinuation that this is a new or increasing phenomena is belied by his own admission that “Some arrests at sea may be a result of heightened enforcement.” And just because this particular smuggling route has operated for over a century shouldn’t dissuade the reader from consuming this fable as somehow new and exciting. |
| Posted by: DepotGuy 2010-08-28 11:33 |
| #3 Watson and The Shark by John Singleton Copely |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-08-28 11:32 |
| #2 I should know that painting but I don't. Info please, Goodluck? |
| Posted by: Steve White 2010-08-28 10:42 |
#1 Maybe there are "Shark in the Water" and that is why no bodies are washing up on shore from the failed attempts to cross by water ? Just a thought. |
| Posted by: Goodluck 2010-08-28 03:29 |