All this was given by the military (Andreas 3). There was a lessened amount of illegal immigrants trying to get across the border. But what was not taken into consideration was that the numbers in the less visible and remote areas along the border had increased (Andreas 4). So while it seemed like this operation was working, in fact, it just lead the Mexican people to try and get through in other less obvious areas along the border. Another method in which Mexican citizens are crossing the border is by the use of smugglers. Smugglers hide people wanting to cross the border in their cars, trucks, semis, etc. Usually the immigrant's family pays the smugglers, to help get people over the border. They are willing to take great risks in dodging border patrolmen (Andreas 4). As the amount of security around borders heightens, the smuggler's interest increases in trying to get people across. The government has made harsher punishment for smugglers, trying to get them to quit smuggling people into the Unites States. The other way Mexican immigrants are getting into America is by getting a Visa. This is a legal way and it does take a while to be granted a visa. A visa is a document that someone needs to get when wanting to travel through, or into the United States. They will be given a stamp, which is the visa itself, with all the information on it (i.e. the visa category, date it was issued, date it expires, and the number of entries into the U.S. permitted). One must apply at an American Consulate to get a visa. Once the expiration date on the visa has expired that person is now considered an illegal immigrant or alien (Kimmel 12). Every year 150,000 people decide to reside in America illegally after their visa has expired (Andreas 7). Why do so many people come over to the United States? They come here to get a better life for their children, because it is better in America then where ever they came from.