Zeferino



My Experience While Crossing the Border

In 1981, I remember I talked with my wife about coming to the U.S.A. to look for a better life.I came to Tijuana from Guerrero, Mexico.I crossed the border on foot.I crossed the border with other friends.We walked for two nights and two days through the mountains.We almost had no food or water.We were really tired of walking and running.Also there were dangerous animals, like snakes and skunks.I was scared that a snake would bite to me.When I arrived to a ranch called Los Diablos in Del Mar, CA, I looked for a job.But no there was no work in the place where I arrived.After two weeks, I found a job picking tomatoes in the same ranch of Los Diablos in Del Mar, California.I worked there for 16 years.In 1996, I moved to Oceanside, California.Now I’m working at the factory called CPS Printing as a folder machine assistant.My advice to everyone would be not to cross the border because there are too many dangerous areas.It wasn’t a good experience!