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Juan Carlos is just another unsuspected face. He speaks English with only a slight accent. His fair complexion and light hazel eyes rarely garner him a second glance once he's crossed into the United States.
He's a gang member. He's an ex-convict. And he's here illegally.
"I don't want my picture taken," said the quiet Honduran, who was planning to cross the border for the fourth time when he was interviewed in March. "I don't want anyone to find me."
Juan Carlos, who left Honduras alone at the age of 7, never has revealed his true identity to U.S. authorities, fearing deportation to his native country and not Mexico. So far, no one has caught on.
His ability to continually re-enter the country and hide his identity from authorities is a warning, many analysts and border critics say, that national security is at serious risk.
Posted by Richard at December 20, 2005