determined to call america his home. once again, gary tuchman with an up close report. >> reporter: pedro makes $12 an hour digging this irrigation ditch outside a garage in santa fe. he moved to new mexico this summer because he's an illegal immigrant and was fearful of arizona's immigration law. >> translator: i understand that there's a from ustration, that people think there's too much competition in the workplace. i understand why some people would want us to go back. >> reporter: pedro doesn't want to go back to mexico. he has been in the u.s. for almost half his life. how many years have you been out of mexico? >> 20 years, 21 years. >> reporter: do you have any family in mexico? >> i have no more family. >> reporter: much has been said about the benefits illegal immigrants enjoy in the u.s., the fact is many of them say life here is much harder than you might imagine. where is your room? >> my room is over here.