The All American Canal

Located in Southwestern California, the canal is completely within the United States, yet the IID refuses to install safety features to prevent the increasing number of deaths and drownings, an estimated 600.

"The All-American Canal is the Imperial Valley's lifeline from the Colorado River. Approximately 3.1 million acre-feet of Colorado River water is delivered annually through the All-American Canal to nine cities and 500,000 acres of agricultural lands throughout the Imperial Valley." From the IID

What is interesting, and pointed out in the movie is the duality of the "life" the canal provides, along with the death. The people dying in the canal are crossing in hopes of working in the agricultural jobs produced by the canal.

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NASA image of the canal

List of the known deaths in the canal