Already, this is the deadliest year in 10 years and knowing that the hottest part of the year is a month from being over, we are potentially looking at a disaster.

We have a whole new dynamic brewing here -- a new social movement of sorts in the debate over immigration.

That kind of irresponsibility has caused fringe elements to come out of the woodwork looking like patriots.

Of course there is a problem of undocumented migrants, but to go after them and attack them is the lowest form of opportunism I have seen in years in California.

I don't think (the police and district officials) understand what is at stake for these kids and their families. Immigration is a concern talked about regularly over dinner and around the television set.

I only remember that I was asleep and when I woke up, the van was already turning over. When the van stopped, I was thrown into the grass. I turned my head, and saw that other people had been thrown out. I couldn't see whether they were OK. I couldn't move. I couldn't sit up. I couldn't walk. All I could do was wait for help to come. It seemed like forever because of the pain.