translated from Spanish: The risks of crossing the border undocumented

From: Rubsot Migration Consultations

If for some reason you were not granted your Visa and you decide to cross the U.S. border in an undocumented manner, you should know what the risks you will face when doing so are.

We recommend that you take into account taking into account all the information that is helpful in case you have any problems in the course of your internship in the United States.

Similarly, before attempting to cross the border indocu- mentedly you should take into account:

Try not to walk in the desert at times when the heat is very intense.
 Do not cross the river alone or at night.
 Bring water with salt that will allow you to retain fluids in your body and avoid dehydration.
 Carry any personal documentation you have in a sealed plastic bag.
 Try not to wear a lot of clothes to avoid weight so you don’t get tired so quickly.
Desert:
The extreme climate in the desert is more intense during the me- ses that run from March to October, so high can be the temperatures that reach 50oC during the day and at night can drop to -7oC. This means that the change of climate in the desert is very radical.

That’s why you shouldn’t risk trying to get into america crossing the desert, as you’re likely to die trying as you could dehydrate in just a few minutes of being killed.

You should take into account that in the desert there is no vegetation and that is why there is no place where you can take refuge from the heat and water that you can transport for your consumption may be insufficient.
Likewise, you should not take off your clothes no matter how hot you are, as clothing helps moisture stay in your body and you can avoid dehydration; In addition, if your skin is exposed too long to the sun it can burn.

Rio:
Crossing the river can be as risky as the desert, the only difference is that instead of fighting the heat, in the river you fight against the current of its waters, which is extremely strong and intense.
Many countrymen have died due to the strong in the internal currents and in turn, due to the depth of their waters that even turn the rafts on which they try to cross, thus dragging people to the bottom and therefore towards certain death.

Both in the desert and in the river you can suffer dehydration, perhaps in one place this will happen faster than in another, but you still have to take into account the following symptoms so that you can identify if it is effectively dehydration:

You sweat too little or nothing
 Your mouth and eyes dry
 Your head hurts
 You have difficulty thinking and walking 5. You start hallucinating or having mirages.

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