La Caminata

Older Comments on La Caminata

• Posted 10/09/10 by Tony
  I liked the idea very much, is great way to make everybody conscious of what we doing wrong as leaders
• Posted 01/25/10 by REB
  dee, get your head out of the clouds! That would still happen if they were out. There are plenty of "native" Americans without sufficient medical insurance, or any at all. Get off of your high horse and actually read about it for once! Read "The Circuit". Maybe then you might actually get it.
• Posted 01/02/10 by FU
  RG your a ####en Idiot.
• Posted 10/22/09 by RG
  My main problems with illegal immigration are 1.) regardless of what you say, it is still illegal and although a long wait, there is a legal way to become a U.S.citizen. 2.) This country speaks ENGLISH. At my age, I don't want to learn Spanish to be able to communicate, and 3.) If things are so bad where you live, why don't you stay where you are and fix things there rather then bringing your problems here?
• Posted 10/20/09 by Favi
  I am sick of people like "Dee" who speak out of total ignorance and hate. People like you always need a scapegoat to blame for your failure. In case you didn't know, undocumented immigrants pay taxes too and they're only here out of necessity. I think if your children were starving you might have more sympathy. The irony is that you probably call yourself a Christian. Please turn off your tv and go get a real education.
• Posted 10/18/09 by Jacqueline
  PS- I copied&pasted;the following from the actual site --(http://lacaminata.com/) 'Three hours north of Mexico City lies the small town of Alberto. Over the past few years, Alberto has become a virtual ghost town, with most of the community migrating north to cross the border. Fed up with the mass migration of their community, the town decides to create a one-of-a-kind tourist attraction they call la Caminata, a simulated border crossing, complete with fake border patrol chasing balaclava-clad coyotes. The experience is designed to attract tourists to their town and revitalize the economy. Jamie Meltzer's short documentary film explores the night time Caminata (English translation: the journey), its impact on the community, and the tourists flocking to this unusual experience.'
• Posted 10/18/09 by Jacqueline
  Of course it's illegal "Tom Reid." No one is saying it is not. In the film, one man in Mexico was specifically saying he was in the city of Alberto to stop the migration and convince people to stay. It's a sham... Our people come to the states in search for a "better" life, una vida mejor; they find that hard work, crummy jobs, & greed fill that void. It may be rough in Mexico as it is in other countries like that, but the only way to improve is to stay and work. Work for your country and help it flourish. I feel like native Mexicans are giving up and letting their people down. Just as a disclaimer here, I do not know what they go through over there by personal experience. I have not been to the heart of Mexico since I was much younger. I am part of the first generation in my family; a Chicana if you will. I still have love for my family regardless and it is one of those situations where I cannot exactly choose sides. I acknowledge where immigration and migrations are coming from. And had I been born and raised in Mexico, I might possibly have a different opinion. Bottom line, there is no right or wrong. It is illegal to cross the border because WE make it illegal. By human Untied States of America standards. Not the standards of life. Humans fail to realize that what we believe is 'right or wrong' is based on how we were raised. Not solid proof most of the time. And I am at fault for that as well. The law is binding but we created it... Much love for those who take matters into their own hands. xoxo
• Posted 10/18/09 by dee
  I AM SO SICK AT THE LACK OF ABILITY BY THE U.S. TO KEEP IT'S BORDERS CLOSED. OUR COUNTRY IS IN A VERY BAD ECONOMIC STATE AND I KNOW A BIG PART OF THE PROBLEM COULD BE SOLVED IF WE PROTECTED OUR BORDERS BETTER AND SENT BACK ALL THE MEXICANS THAT ARE HERE ILLEGALLY. THIS GROUP OF PEOPLE HAVE PUT SUCH A STRAIN ON OUR ECONOMY THAT IF THEY WERE NOT HERE THE BILLIONS OF AMERICAN DOLLARS THAT ARE NOW BEING SPENT TO FEED, EDUCATE KIDS, HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, PROCESSING CRIMINALS THROUGH OUR LEGAL SYSTEM, COULD BE HELPING GET THIS COUNTRY BACK ON IT'S FEET. I RESENT THE ILLIGALS BEING HERE, I RESENT PAYING FOR THEM IN ANY WAY, I RESENT THE FACT THAT ONCE HERE THEY WON'T SPEAK ENGLISH WHILE IN OUR COUNTRY, I RESENT THE FACT THAT THEIR KIDS ARE BEING EDUCATED ON OUR SYSTEM AND THAT TEACHERS ARE BEING THREATENED WITH DISMISSAL IF THEY DON'T TEACH IN THEIR LAGUAGE (ESOL).
• Posted 10/17/09 by Tom Reid
  One little issue left out "IT"S ILLEGAL"!!! Wouldn't a better way be to go to a city in Mexico and build a community there. Import& export goods, not people.
• Posted 10/15/09 by trooper101
  nice ####, sorry i type like i speak- united states trooper hoorah. Seriously now this is??? True . I’m full blood Mexican born in the states, my family and I visit every year during the holidays, It looks like its heaven every day every corner you turn some one says hi and bye , but one time we went around april, NOT the same. Ghost town
• Posted 10/11/09 by John
  Needs to be on Main Stream TV(ABC, etc.) on both sides of the border to hopefully raise conscienceness about this situation.