# A haunting report of the death toll at the American border **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 17, 2013, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-haunting-report-of-the-death-toll-at-the-american-border/647526 "2013-01-17T16:28:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Anaglyph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Anaglyph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaglyph)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2013, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-haunting-report-of-the-death-toll-at-the-american-border/647526/1 "2013-01-17T16:28:43Z")
This article [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21029783](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21029783) presents a haunting report of those who failed in their attempt to cross the border. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2013, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-haunting-report-of-the-death-toll-at-the-american-border/647526/2 "2013-01-17T17:10:34Z")
Right next to the article about people dying when they try to sneak across the boarder is another article entitled “Are We There Yet?” Famous last words. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![chiroptera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2013, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-haunting-report-of-the-death-toll-at-the-american-border/647526/3 "2013-01-17T21:14:04Z")
Definitely terribly sad. But, from the article: > [@](#): > > In the last five years net migration from Mexico has fallen to zero because of the effect of the US recession, increased border enforcement and the falling birth rate in Mexico That can only be a good thing. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2013, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-haunting-report-of-the-death-toll-at-the-american-border/647526/4 "2013-01-17T21:38:57Z")
Maybe if Mexico wasn’t such a corrupt shithole, these guys wouldn’t think they have to take their chances in the desert or swimming a river. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2013, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-haunting-report-of-the-death-toll-at-the-american-border/647526/5 "2013-01-17T23:44:26Z")
> [@chiroptera](#): > > Definitely terribly sad. > > But, from the article: > That can only be a good thing. It’s a good thing that America is now so shitty people would rather stay in Mexico? ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-haunting-report-of-the-death-toll-at-the-american-border/647526/6 "2013-01-18T02:00:30Z")
> [@Zsofia](#): > > It’s a good thing that America is now so shitty people would rather stay in Mexico? Isn’t it more that Mexico is less shitty? I’m not seeing any tide of Americans in Canada… ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-haunting-report-of-the-death-toll-at-the-american-border/647526/7 "2013-01-18T03:29:56Z")
It breaks my heart.