Immigrant who fled Mexico arrested after complaining about wages

Kansas City ^ | NOVEMBER 22, 2015 | MANDY LOCKE

[dila813]

ROXBORO, N.C. When desperation drove Miriam Martinez Solais to sneak across the Rio Grande in 2007, she imagined life in the United States would be worth the risk.

Here, Solais thought she would find decent pay for honest work. She imagined earning enough money to feed and clothe Ruth, the 3-year-old daughter she left behind with family in Mexico.

Instead, Solais, 28, could spend the next five years or more in prison. Roxboro police say she is a thief who used a stranger’s Social Security number when seeking work as a cook at a local Italian restaurant.

[kiryandil]

Thnaks for the thoughtful post. It ties together a few historical strings for me.