Massachusetts: Immigration Game Draws Fire

New York Times: A game developed by a Boston company that allows users to drive a truck full of immigrants through the desert and try not to have them tossed out is drawing fire. Smuggle Truck: Operation Immigration, a proposed iPhone and iPad app by Owlchemy Labs set for release in March, lets players navigate across what appears to be the United States-Mexico border. Scores are calculated by the number of immigrants helped crossing the border. The developer, Alex Schwartz, said the idea came out of frustration that his friends had faced while trying to immigrate to the United States. But some advocates for immigrants say the game is in poor taste and trivializes the seriousness of the crossings.