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Determined to call america his home. once again, gary tuchman with an up close report. >> reporter: pedro makes $12 an hour digging this irrigation ditch outside a garage in santa fe. he moved to new mexico this summer because he's an illegal immigrant and was fearful of arizona's immigration law. >> translator: i understand that there's a from ustration, that people think there's too much competition in the workplace. i understand why some people would want us to go back. >> reporter: pedro doesn't want to go back to mexico. he has been in the u.s. for almost half his life. how many years hav...

I understand why some people would want us to go back. >> reporter: pedro doesn't want to go back to mexico. he has been in the u.s. for almost half his life. how many years have you been out of mexico? >> 20 years, 21 years. >> reporter: do you have any family in mexico? >> i have no more family. >> reporter: much has been said about the benefits illegal immigrants enjoy in the u.s., the fact is many of them say life here is much harder than you might imagine. where is your room? >> my room is over here. >> reporter: he lives with a mexican family whom he recently met. this is where he sleeps...

As states like arizona try to toughen their immigration laws, illegal immigrants are running scared to sanctuary cities and states considered more tolerant to their plight. gary tuchman went up close and found out that life for many immigrants is anything but easy. >> reporter: pedro makes $12 an hour digging this irrigation ditch outside a garage in santa fe. he moved to new mexico this summer because he's an illegal immigrant and was fearful of arizona's immigration law. >> i understand there's a frustration that people think there's too much competition in the workplace. i understand why so...

Hour digging this ditch outside a garage in santa fe. he moved to new mexico this summer because he's an illegal immigrant and was fearful of arizona's immigration law. >> i understand there's a frugs trace that people think there's too much competition in the workplace. i understand why some people would want us to go back. >> reporter: pedro doesn't want to go back to mexico. he has been in the u.s. for almost half his life. how many years have you been out of mexico? >> 20 years, 21 years. >> reporter: do you have any family in mexico? >> i have no more family. >> reporter: much has been sa...

He moved to new mexico this summer because he's an illegal immigrant and was fearful of arizona's new immigration law. >> translator: i understand there's a frustration, that people think there's too much competition in the workplace. i understand why some people would want us to go back. >> reporter: pedro doesn't want to go back to mexico. he has been in the u.s. as an undocumented worker for almost half his life. how many years have you been out of mexico? >> 20 years, 21 years. >> reporter: do you have any family in mexico? >> i have no more family. >> reporter: much has been said about th...