I appreciate this comment a lot. I've actually met many homeless people that fit your brothers description throughout my life. It was always a constant reminder that there's another way.
And about Mexicans, YES. So many people told me that we'd be killed or sold into slavery coming here....yet at any chance where a Mexican has had a chance to be malicious.....they've ALWAYS saved our asses. I go by experiences and I've yet to have a Mexican try to hurt me....come to think of it. Even the cops that chase me don't want to hurt me, they just want my money!
My brother was also homeless for many years, by choice, making it on the streets of Miami. Although he was smart, he was street-smarter. He saw himself as a charmer and a ladies man. However, he was a bull and could take you out if necessary. People on the street shouldn't be judged. The government could make you into a criminal at a moments notice, don't think they won't.
@lily-da-vine, you made the right choice to run, no doubt in my mind. You are the kind of person that originally made the country great. Maybe someday it will be that again, but not before a lot of people die first.
Continued safe travels.
Thanks for the good will! So far it seems our efforts are better respected and appreciated south of the border, for sure!