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I hope the Vatican makes a comic book to show priests how to avoid getting caught molesting altar boys.



... Mexico's foreign ministry said the booklet was an attempt to save lives and inform migrants of the legal consequences of entering the United States.

"Last year over 300 Mexicans died in their attempt to enter the United States in search of a job and the government has the obligation to avoid that," Geronimo Gutierrez, the ministry's undersecretary for North American affairs told Reuters.

"The guide clearly states that the safe and appropriate way to enter any country is with a valid passport and a visa, and in no way promotes undocumented immigration," he added.

The official said some 1.5 million copies of the pamphlet had been distributed to several states in central Mexico with high migration rates.



Urrea, author of "The Devil's Highway," a book about 14 Mexicans who died crossing the Arizona desert in 2001, said the guide will revive the debate about whether Mexico has any real intention of stopping illegal border crossing.

Urrea said Mexican officials know all too well that their nation needs the billions of dollars sent home by immigrants from the United States each year.

"My gut feeling is that Mexico is happy to benefit from the money coming back from Skokie and all these places," Urrea said. "Every single warning that I know of from the Mexican government doesn't say, `Don't do it.' It says, `Watch out.'"