Bcahuasaz Hidalgo does not exist

Each time we register an OSY, we must fill out the COE (Certificate of Eligibility)--a legal document. One piece of information we need is the student's place of birth. I have just spent about 45 minutes on Google trying to find the location (or the correct spelling of "Bcahuasaz, Hidalgo, MX."

The Good news is that I came across the website below which contains detailed maps of each of the 31 states in Mexico and an alphabetical listing of the major cities, towns, and villages in that state. Based upon my research, there is nothing close to the name of this town in HG.

I spent another 20 minutes trying to locate a previous registration of Diego in a national database of migrant workers www.msix.ed.gov using his first name and birthday, but again no listing. Since this worker has an H-2A visa and just arrived several days go from Mexico (and says that it is his first time in the USA), it was unlikely to begin with of his being registered in msix. So that leaves one possibility, we will pull him aside during the next class, show him a map of Hidalgo, and try to solve the mystery of his birth town together. 

Good recruiters try to be as accurate as possible in the recording and reporting of their data. In the past, I might have randomly chosen one of the larger cities in a particular state and simply put it as the student's place of birth. While this would probably not be a major infraction, considering the efforts involved sometimes in being accurate, it just bothers me. If the recruiter goes the extra mile today to get the data correct in msix, the life of the next recruiter will be that much easier tomorrow. 

I also enjoy the search--it's like being a detective sometimes. 

Helpful website for migrant recruiter