The Devil's Highway Analysis
College Writing I
19 September 2013 Immigration has been the foundation of America for over three centuries: from the pilgrims on the Mayflower, the colonists from the Virginia Company, the African Americans from the slave trade, and many who fled Ireland’s potato famine. The United States has always provided immigrants job opportunities, a chance to fulfill one’s dreams, and an occasion to experience many civil liberties. However, over the last twenty years, United States Immigration and Custom Enforcement has been limiting and controlling the number of immigrants coming into the United States. Their procedures are extensive that require money, identity verification, and time; these are some things that illegal aliens do not have. In …show more content…
The Coyotes are people who help facilitate illegal immigrants cross the US border. Experts speculate that illegal immigrants hired Coyotes to increase their probability to get into the United States. In The Devil’s Highway, the main coyote that is responsible for guiding Wellton 26 is Mendez. Mendez’s job consists of taking the illegal immigrants from the Mexican border town, Sonoita, to jump off point on a highway mile marker in Ajo. He instructed the men that it was a two day journey, and they should bring enough water to endure the journey. During the trip, Mendez veered off course because he was avoiding the Border Patrol and went the opposite way. Many of the men, who anticipated a two day journey, became severely dehydrated and aimlessly walking around. According to the testimonies from the survivors of Wellton 26, they were later abandoned by Mendez so he can buy water with their money. However, experts such as sign cutters believe that this is a common tactic amongst Coyotes to steal their money and abandon them. In the event when illegal aliens testify against them, they will have a plausible explanation for getting their money for the Coyote can buy their group water (201). Even though there is some evidence that Mendez was sincerely looking water for his group, many people including the remainder of Wellton 26, Border Patrol agents, and sign cutters believe that Mendez had the intention of abandoning the Wellton 26 with their
19 September 2013 Immigration has been the foundation of America for over three centuries: from the pilgrims on the Mayflower, the colonists from the Virginia Company, the African Americans from the slave trade, and many who fled Ireland’s potato famine. The United States has always provided immigrants job opportunities, a chance to fulfill one’s dreams, and an occasion to experience many civil liberties. However, over the last twenty years, United States Immigration and Custom Enforcement has been limiting and controlling the number of immigrants coming into the United States. Their procedures are extensive that require money, identity verification, and time; these are some things that illegal aliens do not have. In …show more content…
The Coyotes are people who help facilitate illegal immigrants cross the US border. Experts speculate that illegal immigrants hired Coyotes to increase their probability to get into the United States. In The Devil’s Highway, the main coyote that is responsible for guiding Wellton 26 is Mendez. Mendez’s job consists of taking the illegal immigrants from the Mexican border town, Sonoita, to jump off point on a highway mile marker in Ajo. He instructed the men that it was a two day journey, and they should bring enough water to endure the journey. During the trip, Mendez veered off course because he was avoiding the Border Patrol and went the opposite way. Many of the men, who anticipated a two day journey, became severely dehydrated and aimlessly walking around. According to the testimonies from the survivors of Wellton 26, they were later abandoned by Mendez so he can buy water with their money. However, experts such as sign cutters believe that this is a common tactic amongst Coyotes to steal their money and abandon them. In the event when illegal aliens testify against them, they will have a plausible explanation for getting their money for the Coyote can buy their group water (201). Even though there is some evidence that Mendez was sincerely looking water for his group, many people including the remainder of Wellton 26, Border Patrol agents, and sign cutters believe that Mendez had the intention of abandoning the Wellton 26 with their