Dreams and the Border Patrol

[Universe Prince]

Over at Reason Online, there is an interesting article about the work of the U.S. Border Patrol. In my opinion, the money quote is this:

"It's very hard to make this job look pretty," Vasquez says softly to me later, referring to Ramirez and his companions. "We're fortunate enough to live in a country where there are lots of opportunities. And most of the people who we run into out here want to make that dream happen. Unfortunately, it's our job to stop that dream. That's what we do on an everyday basis. Maybe because I'm Latino the aliens think I should understand where they're coming from. And I do, to a certain extent. But it's my job."

Whole article at the other end of this link.