Many foreigners crossing the border Illegally typically employ the services of a coyote, a border crossing guide usually financed by the cartels. Women are often subject to rape and sexual abuse by their ruthless escorts and if you or can’t cough up the exorbitant fees, they will leave you to fend for yourself, an almost certain death sentence in the inhospitable southwest.
In the past two days alone, seven illegal immigrants were saved from dehydration by Border Patrol agents in South Texas. Tragically, one would later die in the hospital.
Needless to say, it’s dangerous attempting to cross the border, but a border wall should deter most would-be crossers from risking their lives.