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HIGH-TECH HART AND SOUL
IMMIGRATION
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In Altar, the students visited the central
plaza where many Mexicans intending to
immigrate to the United States gather.
Students are often met with questions about
themselves. This year, Robinson said, there
were more questions than in the past.
Robinson said a common question was,
"Why do you hate us? You need us."
Robinson said the students are then faced
with the most difficult question - "What are
you doing about it?"
Looking the migrant workers in the eye
after they have explained what has happened
to them and the conditions pushing them away
from Mexico, common responses - such as "I
am raising my consciousness" - do not seem
adequate, Robinson said.
He said the situation can be very uncom-
fortable for the students.
Students are especially uneasy at the end
of the trip. Robinson said the students simply
jump in a van and they drive "merrily" across
the border.
They usually do not have to show any papers
to the border patrol, a situation entirely differ-
ent from migrant workers.
The workers face a dangerous three-day trek
across the border. Robinson said about 500 peo-
ple die each year trying to cross the border - a
number that increases every year.
Many of the migrants crossing the border are
about the age of college undergraduates, making
the students aware of their fortunate situations
as United States citizens, he said.
Hirschman,whotraveledwithRobinsonin2004,
said the experience changed his life.
Hirschman told the story of Juan - a man who
was caught and deported by the United States
border patrol.
Juan attempted to cross into the United States
with his wife and son.
But the "coyote" - the slang reference for an
illegal guide - who helped the family cross the
border left the family stranded after Juan's son
was injured.
Juan separated from his wife and son briefly to
go into town, but was captured.
When Juan spoke with Hirschman, he knew
nothing of the status of his family.
"It was very emotional. These people put a lot on
the line," Hirschman said.
Hirschman said the migrant worker population
has grown significantly in the past five to six years.
As immigrants find a place to settle, family and
friends tend to follow, he said.
He added that in the last 15 years, the migrant
population has spread across the United States
rather than concentrating in certain areas in the
South and Southwest.
Hirschman said the wave of migrant workers hit
Ann Arbor about six years ago.
Since 2000, the city's migrant population has
been steadily increasing, he said, mirroring the
growth nationwide.
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