In the poem "Mexicans Begin Jogging" the border the character must cross is a physical border and it affects the character by forcing him to flee from the factory he worked at. The border is revealed in the following lines from the poem, “Until the border patrol opened / Their vans and my boss waved for us to run.” What does the author illustrate?

The author illustrates the oppressive and restrictive nature of physical borders and the fear and uncertainty that they can cause.