And coal mining is such a dream job . Definitely the kind of jobs we should bring back home . <| sep |> You realize that people from Mexico aren ' t all the same skin color , right ? Of course I do . But just because people of African descent sometimes could pass as white in the segregationist South does not mean that pointing out discrimination against black people is somehow racist . If I enter Mexico illegally and get caught , what happens to me ? Most likely nothing . If they choose to make an example of you , last time I checked the fine is 70 Pesos per day $ 3 . 38 at current exchange rates . But usually they just let you square away your paperwork . That ' s assuming you entered from the US . Things are taken more seriously if you entered from another country , mostly because Mexico is a US partner in stopping unlawful border crossings into the US .