thanks Brian,

Mr. MancÃÂ*a, who lives in Los Angeles, and Ms. Leiva, who lives in the Dallas area, have applied for visas that are available to immigrants who are the victims of certain crimes and who cooperate with the authorities, Ms. Bruner said. She said that until a decision was made on their applications, they could stay and work in the United States on a year-to-year basis. . . .

The immigrants also said the group gave them cookies, water and a blanket and let them go after an hour or so. . . .

The immigrants said the ordeal, in which they feared that they would be killed by the men they thought were soldiers, had left them with post-traumatic stress.
these illegals were 'eligible' for visa's because they were 'victims'?

these ranchers were probably suffering from post-traumatic stress because THEIR GOVERNMENT didn't protect them against invasion . . .