Cuantos Más? The Crucified Peoples at the U.S.-Mexico Border

One of the most heartbreaking aspects of my seven-year experience at Casa del Migrante en Tijuana¹ has been without any doubt to confront the tragic reality of thousands of migrant men, women, and children dying in the process of crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. During that experience it became very...

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Published inA Promised Land, A Perilous Journey p. 271
Main Author GIOACCHINO CAMPESE
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published University of Notre Dame Press 01.02.2008
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Summary:One of the most heartbreaking aspects of my seven-year experience at Casa del Migrante en Tijuana¹ has been without any doubt to confront the tragic reality of thousands of migrant men, women, and children dying in the process of crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. During that experience it became very clear to me that migration is for many people a dangerous and often deadly journey. In many informal conversations migrants described to me in vivid terms the ordeal of crossing the border through the mountains, the desert, or water channels.² I remember one of the survivors of a high-speed chase by
ISBN:9780268029739
0268029733
DOI:10.2307/j.ctv19m641k.20