Regardless of Consequences

I chose this article because I felt it related to class discussions recently. We talked about how immigrants in America are starting to call the police when a loved one is in danger. In this article, a family was waiting for their brother to be dropped off, however they were unable to pay the rest of the fee to their "snakehead" when he got there, so he drove off with the boy. A cousin called 911 and followed the van until the police could arrest the driver and detain all the illegals in the van. The article didn't say weather or not the family was here legally, but regardless; involving the police in the matter could have serious repercussions on the family and the cousin. Either the entire family could be deported, where they could face a very angry welcome wagon, or they could be jailed here. Either way, as we discussed in class, immigrants are calling the police in on certain issues regarding immigration, be it legal or illegal. This most likely will give the INS basis for new reforms and laws, hopefully for the good, as we are seeing in our novel.