For the thousands of illegal immigrants entering the U.S. from Mexico each year, the journey north is harrowing enough. But just across the border in California, they encounter a final and at times fatal obstacle. Weary and bewildered, pursued by the Border Patrol and sometimes carrying small children, as many as 150 people a night dart out into the hurtling freeway traffic. Already, seven fatalities have been reported this year. Since the body count began in 1985, the total has reached an alarming 71.
To reduce the carnage, crews are trimming back shrubbery along the freeway, a sign has been installed...
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