 ", a comedy that warned migrants against traveling to the States, there is a belief among some Mexicans that Toribio Romo has appeared to some who cross the border illegally to assist them in distress.In the late 1970s migrants began telling stories about St. Toribio coming to their rescue.The Saint Toribio Romo Fund, which bears his name, supports the work of the immigration services department of Catholic Charities in the Diocese of Monterey.