The story of a childhood spent torn between two parents and two countries. As her parents cross the Mexican border in pursuit of the American dream, Reyna and her siblings are left behind with their grandmother. Her mother returns to bring Reyna and her siblings to America and a new life in a new country.

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...

A compelling account of U.S. immigration and border enforcement told through the journey of one man who perished in California's Imperial Valley while trying to reunite with his wife and child in Los Angeles. At a time when Republicans and Democrats alike embrace increasingly militaristic border enforcement policies under the guise of security, and local governments around the country are taking matters into their own hands, Dying to Live offers a...

"Este libro es el resultado de los constantes viajes que Leonardo Tarifeno realizo a Tijuana luego de participar en el proyecto Migracion y Memoria, que tuvo como proposito recolectar el sinnumero de historias que los migrantes deportados desde Estados Unidos traen consigo.Desde un comedor comunitario (El Desayunador del Padre Chava) como cuartel general, Tarifeno logro recabar un importante numero de testimonios que tienen en comun una larga secuencia...

When Reyna Grande's father leaves his wife and three children behind in a village in Mexico to make the dangerous trek across the border to the United States, he promises he will soon return from "El Otro Lado" (The Other Side) with enough money to build them a dream house where they can all live together. His promises become harder to believe as months turn into years. When he summons his wife to join him, Reyna and her siblings are deposited in...

"Del premiado periodista y experto en inmigracion Alfredo Corchado nos llega la extensa historia de la gran migracion mexicana desde finales de los anos ochenta hasta la actualidad. Cuando Alfredo Corchado se traslada a Filadelfia en 1987 como corresponsal de The Wall Street Journal, se sintio como si fuera el unico mexicano en la ciudad. Pero en el restaurant Tequilas conecta con otros dos mexicanos y un mexicoamericano que se sentian tan aislados...

Narrative focuses on the Mexican immigrants who come to the United States, relating their stories, social conditions and working conditions. Mexican immigration has become a polarizing issue. Once, Mexicans had a sizable presence in a few select states like California, Texas, Arizona and New York; today the fastest growing populations are in places like North Carolina, Arkansas, Georgia and Tennessee. What motivates people to risk their very lives,...

The shocking reality of Tijuana's 'Zona Norte, ' created by failed U.S. immigration policy. Follows U.S. deportees in Tijuana as they struggle to survive a cartel war zone, living in cardboard shacks and sewer pipes, creating an ever-expanding underworld of exiles.