Undercover Reporting

"By a Back Door to the U.S." - Sandra Ochoa and Ginger Thompson - New York Times

"It was the fourth day of an illegal sea voyage. Hector Segura was at the helm of a creaky old fishing boat overloaded with 205 passengers, all migrants from Ecuador, all hoping to reach the United States. The distant flicker, Mr. Segura thought, was the law on their tail.

The New York Times  2004-06-13