Doesn’t it seem that everyday on every news channel that has any form of alphabetical letters and numbers, you see the “War against drugs” or something of that nature is becoming more of a brain wash? Well I’m not exactly on the front lines and I don’t exactly live next to the border. But I do have friends on the other side (Mexico) and I do live 43 miles East from the US/Mexican border. So I guess you can say that I’m not really affected, but am I?

Everyday I see my former classmates dug deeper into the world of drugs, I am affected. Whenever I do travel the border town of Eagle Pass, Texas, I fear for my life and the life of those around me, I am affected. Every time I cross the border that fear intensifies, I am affected.