Despite the economic downturn and diminishing job opportunities in the United States, impoverished people from around the globe continue to try to make the trek here. One man on Mexico’s southern border has spent two years moving from his home country, the African nation of Eritrea, to the edge of Mexico. His ultimate goal? Washington, D.C.

Despite the economic downturn and diminishing job opportunities in the United States, impoverished people from around the globe continue to try to make the trek here. One man on Mexico’s southern border has spent two years moving from his home country, the African nation of Eritrea, to the edge of Mexico. His ultimate goal? Washington, D.C.