Freedom Folks: These Shoes Were Made For...Illegal Immigration

File under "Not the silliest thing I've ever heard: but trying hard to get there."

These boots were made for walking - across the border.
Brooklyn artist Judi Werthein is jumping into the volatile debate over illegal immigration by creating special high tops designed for sneaking into the United States.
A map of the border area around Tijuana, Mexico, and the best routes to San Diego is printed on the removable insole. A compass and tiny flashlight are fixed to the shoelaces, helping the wearer travel day or night. The "Brinco" - jump in Spanish - is olive green with an Aztec eagle on the heel and an American eagle on the toe, symbolizing the home they are leaving and the dream they are chasing.

Judy, Judy, Judy.

"The main problem that people have when they're crossing is their feet," Werthein says. "If people are going to cross anyway, at least this will make it safer."

Yes! And may I recommend women carry lubricated condoms, you never know when one of those pesky rapists will show up. I mean, their going to do it anyway, so why not help, right?

At a Tijuana shelter for migrants run by Catholic nuns, Werthein passed out Brincos while BBC cameras filmed.

At another shelter, Werthein waved the insole map. "This blue line is where you want to go. Good luck! You're all very courageous," she told about 50 men preparing to head over the border - most with construction jobs already lined up.