We traveled along Mexico’s side of the wall. Walking until we reached the crossing paths. As we walked I could hear others walking a ways off in the brush, finally one emerged. It’s always concerning for all involved. No body knows who’s who.
After a moment three total people emerged. A perfect balance three of us, and three of them. Two of them started walking towards us. The other kept walking in the woods. When they approached, we learned that they were looking for a way to avoid Border Patrol. They were two young guys. With absolutely nothing, just the clothes on their backs.
I figure they'll make it. Once they get a good look at the scene all they have to do is wait till Border Patrol is gone and make a run for it. Once they're in the city they're good. They'll just blend in. Nobody will say anything.
My neighbor on the ranch in McAllen was also a “got away.” He was 19 and a horse trainer by trade. He didn’t know much from an education in a school standpoint. But he loved horses. And was already getting paid about a thousand dollars a week from various horse owners. He tended to horses, and trained them. He was a legend. He couldn’t believe that people would only be speaking English in parts of America. And his incredulity may prove correct as more and more Spanish speaking immigrants arrive.
But anyway, all the “got aways” I’ve seen were young guys and did what young guys do, think for now and go. A man who will ride a bucking horse for a living does not have the temperament for paper work and court cases. However a run through the woods with a possible police chase could be alright. They'll ride the U.S. and see if it can buck them off. Also young men are by far the least likely to be admitted into the U.S. So they go for it on their own terms.