border – Immigration Conversation https://immigrationconversation.com An immigration blog about policy and personal stories Sat, 16 Feb 2019 19:01:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 159446691 Why Jose jumped the fence: A story of illegal immigration https://immigrationconversation.com/why-jose-jumped-the-fence-illegal-immigration-story/ https://immigrationconversation.com/why-jose-jumped-the-fence-illegal-immigration-story/#respond Tue, 26 Oct 2010 05:08:44 +0000 http://immigrationconversation.com/?p=184 Jose Montes says he jumped the fence when he came to the U.S. illegally 30 years ago. He then went back to Mexico a year later to play in his band. When he returned to the U.S., he got caught by U.S. Border Patrol, but was able to get back into the U.S. on a subsequent trip. He is now a U.S. citizen.

Watch the video below as Jose explains why he chose to enter the United States illegally. Also, Jose shares his views on Arizona’s controversial immigration law SB 1070.

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