Border Crossers Volunteer to be Arrested, Hoping to Benefit from US Immigration Reform Ildefonso Ortiz - Fox News Latino
go to original April 7, 2013

An immigration reform bill isn’t even drafted, but undocumented immigrants are already thinking it’s a done deal. They’re thinking if they make it across the border, they’ll get amnesty. U.S. Border Patrol said it’s at least part of the reason for the recent spike in arrests in South Texas.

... Going before a judge and facing not only deportation but also jail time is the one thing that Mexican immigrants usually try to avoid, so they usually opt for “voluntary departure,” a form they sign so they can be quickly returned to Mexico without having to wait for a hearing.

But starting last month, border agents began noticing an unexpected trend — groups of immigrants crossed the border illegally but instead of trying to avoid agents, they sought them out to turn themselves in.

Why the sudden change? Because word has spread south of the border that there’s a good chance they could get amnesty as part of a major overhaul to the U.S. immigration system now being debated in Congress.

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