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Dying to Cross: The Worst Immigrant Tragedy in American History

By Jorge Ramos

Book information

Year
2006
ISBN
006078945X, 9780060789459, 9780061476488
Open Library ID
OL24266489M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
583 kB (596741 bytes)
Pages
208\196
Topic
History
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

On May 14, 2003, a familiar risk-filled journey, taken by hopeful Mexican immigrants attempting to illegally cross into the United States, took a tragic turn. Inside a sweltering truck abandoned in Texas, authorities found at least 74 people packed into a "human heap of desperation." After months of investigation, a 25-year-old Honduran-born woman named Karla Chavez was found responsible for leading the human trafficking cell that led to this grisly tragedy in which 19 people died. Through interviews with survivors who had the courage to share their stories and conversations with the victims' families, and in examining the political implications of the incident for both U.S. and Mexican immigration policies, Jorge Ramos tells the story of one of the most heartbreaking episodes of our nation's turbulent history of immigration.

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