Elastico brings news of a border crossing guide for illegal immigrants published by the Mexican government. In comic form (see the "fotos" section in the right-hand column), the guide tackles desert crossings and police encounters. The caption to the last illustration is especially poignant: Evita las fiestas ruidosas, los vecinos pueden molestarse y llamar a la policía y puedes ser arrestado ("avoid noisy parties, the neighbours could get annoyed and call the police and you could be arrested"). To paraphrase an Italian TV ad, featuring Clooney and Paltrow and a famous alcohol brand: No permit, no party.

Although, if you read reports such as this one on casual foreign labour in England, there ain't much to party about.