---If they're here to "work" why didn't they spend a month learning English and living for free to acclimate themselves to the country before going illegal? ---
Excellent question! If they were students why would they prefer going missing in places like New Jersey and Mariland to lounging around in Montana for a month first? And not just 1 or 2, but 11 of 17!
These are who is still out there.
I find it interesting that 4 of 5 have passport numbers that are relatively close together.
7 and 9 are exactly 600 numbers apart.
10 and 11 are exactly 100 numbers apart.
To be fair #4 (captured) had a passport number close to # 9 (his was 860972).
This may mean nothing.