[sillysaurus3]

Except they live in Mexico. http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/country_result.jsp?coun...

Earning your entire monthly cost of living in a single week, and earning 1/4th of your apartment's monthly rent in a week, isn't uncommon in the US. They get a roommate.

My point is that there are terrible conditions in Mexico, and we should be careful to focus on the ones that are true, lest people start to believe that there isn't really a problem.

[seanmcdirmid]

Cost of living is quite uniform in the world. Instead of getting a roommate, they get a crappy small room, maybe running water, maybe not that many rats but probably not.

[judk]

In USA, You get a lot more sanitary running water and air conditioning and bed linens for your quarter-monthly wage.

[sebastianavina]

Well, considering that drug cartels capture immigrants for use as mules and drug cultivation without pay and they execute them at the end. They live like angels.