Mexico, Maybe we shouldn't go !

It's almost weird that I prefer to RV in the USA.

Not weird at all. We also RV all over most of the US most of the time. But we prefer to visit and RV in Mexico for most of the winter months. We also visit Canada in the Summer. In our current RV we have traveled in 47 of the 48 continental US states. We have also visited 28 states in Mexico. We have been to several of the Canadian provinces. We do not live in fear anywhere we go. But of course we do pay attention and use the standard precautions for travel. We grew up in the "Land of the Free and The Home of the Brave" so we like to think we are free and brave and should not live in fear. Being brave and not being afraid means we don't need to carry guns - anywhere. To clarify - not opposed to guns - grew up with guns - did a lot target shooting - even won trophies - guns can be fun - but we personally do not feel the need to carry - we prefer to be brave.

If all persons who cross the border ILLEGALLY

Clarification might be needed here as well. Anyone who pays attention to the news should know more about this. Most of those crossing the border these days are from Central American countries such as Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador which are considered "conflict" countries. There has actually been a decrease in the number of illegal Mexicans in the US in recent years as more jobs become available in Mexico.

There was/is a law - passed and signed by George W Bush in the final days of his presidency which has encouraged women and children from these "conflict" countries to seek asylum in the US. It is certainly a controversial law and open to interpretation. The problem is that there is a need to determine asylum qualifications on an individual basis so those seeking asylum must be granted at least temporary asylum until final determination is made. This law was actually intended to protect people from sex trafficking but it seems there are always lines added to many laws that make them confusing. Please note that this law specifically exempts people from Mexico and/or Canada from seeking such asylum. So here is a bit about the law.......

William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008

http://www.state.gov/j/tip/laws/113178.htm

and shall be carried out in a manner which takes into account the cross-border, regional, and transnational aspects of trafficking in persons’; and

(B) by adding at the end the following:

‘(F) In cooperation and coordination with relevant organizations, such as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the International Organization for Migration, and private nongovernmental organizations that contract with, or receive grants from, the United States Government to assist refugees and internally displaced persons, support for--

‘(i) increased protections for refugees and internally displaced persons, including outreach and education efforts to prevent such refugees and internally displaced persons from being exploited by traffickers; and

‘(ii) performance of best interest determinations for unaccompanied and separated children who come to the attention of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, its partner organizations, or any organization that contracts with the Department of State in order to identify child trafficking victims and to assist their safe integration, reintegration, and resettlement.’; and

(2) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following: ‘In carrying out this paragraph, the Secretary and the Administrator shall take all appropriate steps to ensure that cooperative efforts among foreign countries are undertaken on a regional basis.’.