Immigrant Deaths

Re “ ‘That’s It. Vamonos. Gone.’ ” by Peter King, Feb. 28: It is indeed sad that so many immigrants are losing their lives trying to enter the U.S. illegally. It would seem that President Vicente Fox would make sure that his people are not dying by stopping them on the Mexican side.

Mexico does not have any trouble stopping the people from Guatemala trying to enter on its southern border. Fox should push for the foreign companies doing business in his country to pay the people a decent wage instead of the very low wages--and thus encourage them to stay home.

BETTY HOLLOWAY

Santa Maria