Many come to America with big dreams and ideas,

However some have no clout or visas,

So they turn into couriers for drug dealers,

The immigrants connect with

characters who pretend to offer them

the world,

Before long their entire lives starts

spinnining in a downward spiral,

Finding work in places obscure,

endangering their lives to outrun

the law,

Behind the sinister tasks lies the promise of

permanency and citizenship,

Yet it seems to elude them,

Because their Helpers are

often full of tricks,

They get worked to the bone at Truck Stop 99,

Where Truckers can get their heart’s desire

for less than a dime,

Some get diseases and fade away,

while others may go on an indefinite holiday,

Their Benefactors become more prosperous with each

scheme they concoct,

At Truck Stop 99,

They run women,  numbers, roulette and black jack ,

All night parties with millionaires and “sad sacks”,

Willing participants in the charade of the immigration hustle……..