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Wednesday, February 16, 2005

Snap

I went out to Nogales two days ago to be part of our classes group portrait. We wanted to take a portrait next to the fence between Mexico and the US so we were walking up to the fence when we saw two people jump over. The man jumped back over the fence as soon as he saw us. The woman however was slumped over on the ground. When Ricardo and David ran over to see if she was ok and help her up she tried to stand up and her leg was broken at the ankle. They carried her to a neighboring house and waited for the ambulance that the neighbors had called. Border patrol also showed up at the same time the EMTs did. I learned something of value to anyone wanting to cross the border. Call the EMTs not border patrol when you are injured crossing the border because the border patrol doesn't want the cost of attending to you medically if the EMTs take the responsibility they'll take you to the emergency room fix you up and then set you free. The hospital doesn't ask questions as to your country of origin. Its all about money and politics out here.

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