A woman attempted to scale the border wall near San Diego, California with her two children. She fell and was impaled on a piece of rebar, injuring her buttocks and side. The rebar was there as part of a construction project, where 14 miles of the wall is being built to replace the old ineffective one.
Border Patrol agents rushed to her rescue and paramedics treated her at the scene, before she was transported to a local hospital. Her children were also taken to the hospital for evaluation. This woman risked her own life, and worse, the life of her children in an attempt to break the law.
The EMS technicians also transported the children, a three-year-old and a five-year-old, to the hospital for observation.
Agents identified the woman as a 26-year-old Guatemalan national.
“Entering our country illegally, particularly over our walls is not only dangerous, but also very foolish,” San Diego Sector Chief Patrol Agent Rodney Scott said in a written statement. “This woman placed her own life and her children’s lives in peril. She could have easily died if not for the quick response by our agents and EMS.”
It was not immediately clear if the woman is part of the migrant caravan groups that are currently in Tijuana, Mexico, attempting to make their way into the U.S. to apply for asylum.
She actually made it into the United States and will probably be granted asylum and support for her and her children, costing US taxpayers a small bundle by the time the kids reach the age of 18. This is why so many caravan members turned down asylum in Mexico. They don’t give you a free ride for life.