We do dangerous stuff in order to learn about international trade and the North American Free Trade Agreement.
As part of this educational program, there are site visits to toxic waste sites, police stations, courtrooms, migrant labor camps, gated communities, factories, and shantytowns all over the U.S.-Mexico border.
The U.S. State Department warns often about the dangers of the border area and Mexico in general.
Here is the latest State Department warning.
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/pa/pa_2100.html
