Border Patrol Uses Music to Deter Illegal Immigration
By admin at 29 January, 2009, 4:09 pm
Border Patrol Uses Music to Deter Illegal Immigration
In an effort to cut down on the number of illegal immigrants crossing the U.S./Mexican border, the U.S. Border Patrol is playing music that warns potential illegal immigrants that their journey could end in death.
According to the Associated Press, the Border Patrol has created a five-song CD that it has distributed to Mexican radio stations with songs like El Mas Grande Enemigo (The Biggest Enemy), with lyrics that discuss the death of a Mexican citizen trying to cross the American border.
“We’re as much law enforcers as we’re rescuers and medical providers,” agency spokesperson Wendi Lee told the AP. “The purpose of these songs is to educate and save lives.”
The songs became popular on a number of radio stations throughout Mexico, but federal officials made every attempt to keep the source of the songs secret. One station manager told the AP that had his listeners known where the songs came from, they never wouldn’t have wanted anything to do with the songs.
A number of sources have said that illegal immigration numbers are on the decline in the U.S., but attribute the drop to the state of the economy more than efforts from law enforcement.
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