I live in the Mira Mesa area, used to live in Carmel valley and know what you are talking about in regards to the illegal immigrant situation. There are a bunch of them living in the Penasquitos reserve (the canyon between Mira Mesa and Carmel Valley or Torrey hills). They come up the canyon in the mornings and hang out at the nearest 7-11 all day looking for work. I only see about 30 of them each morning, so who knows where the rest of them go. Most of the time they walk about carrying 12 packs of beer headed back to the canyon at night (no joke). On more than a few occasions there have been police cars lining the canyon with a helicopter flying around the area. At one point last summer, there was a row of homes that were broken into that line one of the canyons (not saying there is a connection to the illegals). When I lived off Sorrento Mesa in a condo complex, there were several burglaries, car prowls and our car was involved in a hit and run in a parking lot. Needless to say, I would not recommend this area to live in. It’s overcrowded and there is such diversity that more often than not, rude behavior and disorder is bred.
