Illegal Immigrants Getting Help ?

Even though there are guards and officials watching the Mexican border to the United States, illiegal immigrants are still making thier way into the country. The illegal immigrants are becoming allies with the guards and boarder inspectors, such as Richard Elizalda, who was recently caught smuggling immigrants across the US-Mexican boarder. He would send messages to the immigrants to come through his area, where he would not inspect them and let them pass by while hiding in cars. Elizalda allowed immigrants to pass through for an exchange of $1,000 per immigrant since 2004. When he was caught, the authorities found over $30,000 in cash and many expensive cars in his possession. He was arrested in June and at his trial he pleaded guilty. He recently sentenced to six years in prison after paying a large fine.

From 1949 into the 1950s there were illegal immigrants throughout the United States. There were the same issues with Mexicans illegally crossing the boarder. By 1954, the government had discovered that there had been over one million illegal immigrants living in the United States. There were supervisors and guards at the boarder and it was extremely strict. This issue ended with the United States deporting all illegal immigrants and a method that was soon abandoned.