Quote Originally Posted by lateralus
Yes. The Rio Grande separates Mexico from the United States, so illegal immigrants who cross are nicknamed "wet backs", supposedly because they swim the Rio Grande to get to America.
On COPS the other day (yes, we have it here too) I saw a little canoe with some Mexicans in, rowing people across the river for a small fee, one guy went to a high wall on the border and when the others saw there was a cop (border patrol) waiting there, they ran off haha.

Also cool, I thought people called all Mexicans wet backs, not just immigrants (or illegal aliens, omg how dumb name lol), but thanks for clearing it up man, much obliged.