Simulated Border Crossing ?

Now, that I am "in waiting" and meant to be off my feet I have been spending too much time on facebook, its highly addictive. I came across a blog on my friend Mulu's profile called "La Plaza." Its a blog by a LA Times reporter on Latin American issues, mostly immigration. I came upon one article which was intriguing. Its about a simulated border crossing to give others the experience of what it is like for Mexicans and Central Americans to cross the border into the U.S. The article is titles "Illegal Border Crossing for Tourists" and at the bottom of the page there is a link to its facebook page. The link back to the LA Times page was no longer available.

Illegal border Crossing for Tourists
Gunshots ring out and sirens shriek, mixing with the ragged breath of muddy, panting humans. Suddenly, the full moon sweeping the ground like a searchlight reveals a disturbing scene: a group of illegal immigrants being handcuffed and led away by U.S. Border Patrol agents.

But the U.S. border is about 400 miles from this rugged municipal park in Hidalgo state, a three-hour drive north of Mexico City. The spectacle unfolding here isn't an actual border crossing attempt but a live simulation-adventure that attempts to give participants a taste of what it's like for the thousands of Mexican and other Latin American undocumented migrants trying to enter the promised land of el norte.

For more information about this article and a video accompanying it follow the link to:
wwww.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=42977000614&oid=17341759630