Same thing probably would have happened in his own country too. If you have any legitimate business Ms13 or someone takes 80% of your profits as protection tax. I could see him being like "hell no I didn't hike 4 thousand miles of desert to have to keep getting extorted to sell fruit.

I also believe these people don't really want to leave they're forced into tough positions. Trust me you'd jump that fence too. It's not the right answer and it hurts everyone except the criminals.