As dawn breaks, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents end their night patrol off the California coast.
Boat capsized. Twenty-five passengers, fully clothed, flailing in the surf. Hypothermia setting in." Ed Vodrazka, 50, has a feeling he'll be hearing that call come in over the radio any day now. As a lieutenant lifeguard, Vodrazka, who lives near Torrey Pines Beach, about 17 miles (27 km) north of San Diego, would be the first to respond. But would the victims illegal immigrants from Mexico who pay $4,000 each to get to American shores accept his help? "They've just spent their life savings to get to the free world," he says. "They're scared people who are desperate and...
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