Migrants Continue to Risk Lives Crossing US Border from Mexico

It is relatively easy for migrants to cross the border in the remote areas of the Sonoran Desert, but then they face arid desolation. The desert, which straddles the U.S.-Mexico border, is a rocky, arid and mostly desolate area, especially on the north side of the border. In summer months, temperatures can exceed 40 degrees Centigrade.  But thousands of people trudge across this desert every year. Some carry drugs or other contraband, but most come seeking jobs that pay much more...

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