Monday, July 12, 2010

Mistreated while crossing the Bordr Prt .2

We just had finish arriving at the airport. Waiting for the plane to arrive from Guanajuato and looking for anyone suspicious because we didn't want to get pick pocketed, we still wanted our wallets in our pockets.

Once my mom arrived, we made a quick dash to the truck and didn't leave anyone behind at the airport. Along the way toward the line to cross the U.S we saw many crosses and caskets on a wall. Signifying the people that have died trying to cross the border.

While waiting to cross into U.S. soil, we were stopped by local street performers, who were doing anything for some change. We could believe the amount of kids under the age of 7 who were their cleaning any part of a car to make some change.

We finally got to the line, were a border patrol was checking if we were citizens. We looked at him and we all realized, just by looking at him that he was a racist by the way he looked at us. I was wearing the Spain soccer Jersey and my friend next to me just bought a pirated Mexican jersey, which he just had bought and decided to wear it. I was told why we decided to go to Mexico and in a nice manner
"we came to pick up my mom from the airport" I replied
"Why are u wearing that jersey" he said
"take that jersey off!" he said
"you don't have the right to do that sir." I said
"STEP OUT OF THE CAR! SMART *SS !!" he said
So i did what he told me to do. I was very angry, but i didn't really show him that i was because he would have a reason to detain me. My shirt was off and i was about to put it inside the car, the border patrol thought that i was reaching for something in my car, in which he believed that i was reaching for a weapon. He got my arm and pined me against the truck. This is what he should of down instead of almost breaking my arm.

I told him that i was just going to put my shirt in my car. The border patrol told me that i should of warned him that i was going to put my shirt in the car. I switched places with my friend after that incident because my arm was in a little bit of pain. That was the worst thing that has happened to me while going to TJ.

1 comment:

  1. Damn fool, I have been it that same situation before. I think you were over reacting though. People are not going to mug you for standing outside! One thing that people think is that Mexico is corrupt and dangerous, it is! But what place is not. I can’t believe the border patrol told you that, they have no right. Oh and I’ve seen all those casquettes on the way to the airport, they are all the people who have died trying to cross the boarder

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