Authorities told them the bridge was closed. so they swam. his wife said the toddler was on his back. the mother followed by tired. she went back to the mexican bank. when she turned, she says she saw her husband and daughter sink and get swept away by the current. as the times observed quoting here the i m my knowledge represents a poignant distillation of the perilous journey migrants face on their passage north to the united states and the tragic consequences that go unseen and the loud and caustic debate over border policy. authorities found two babies, a child and a woman all dead of heat stroke in the rio grande valley. of course, it is legal to present yourself for asylum in the united states.