Alien Commuters


Alien commuters talk about how life is hard on a farm having to do a lot of work, washing dishes, taking care of the house, the animals need care, takes a lot of responsibility to do so. Now they are crossing the border along with thousands of others. It is very crowded in there that people are shoulder to shoulder. All of them are standing in line at 4:30 in the morning, kind of early right, it's 15 people wide. The rule is once you get in line, you have to stay put, meaning no leaving the line or going anywhere. Since there are no toilets, the whole place reeks like urine because people wet themselves there in line which is gross.


Women are groped as the line gets congested, there's no escape for these lines. Norma and Roberto are the only two who are green card holders and could live plus work in the United States but they want to remain in Mexico because it's the only way to take care of their family. All of the people gathered in separate buses and piled out, had backpacks, straw hats, baggage. Many people crowded on a bus, that can't be comfortable. They all set off and went to places they wanted, I guess it's what they wanted so they got it.