Few people would dispute that many illegal immigrants in the United States face harsh conditions and circumstances. For some immigrants, the trials begin with the journey to America. Between 1994 and 2000 more than fifteen hundred migrants died in the desert while attempting to enter the United States from Mexico. Those who survive and escape capture find themselves trying to build new lives with low- paying jobs, slum housing, and little legal recourse to fight against perceived injustices. In some cases, the conditions illegal immigrants live in approach slavery. In July 1999, Florida prosecutors won prison terms for six men convicted of luring Mexican women to the United States and forcing them to work off their smuggling fees in brothels. An August 1995 federal raid in Los Angeles revealed seventy illegal Thai immigrants who were confined behind barbed wire and forced to work in a garment...