Border crosser : one gringo's illicit passage from Mexico into America /
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| Author / Creator: | Rico, Johnny. |
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Imprint: | New York : Ballantine Books, c2009. |
| Description: | xiv, 265 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7839389 |
| Summary: | From the author of the cult hit Blood Makes the Grass Grow Green, another riveting book of immersion journalism, exploring the violent, poignant, and darkly comic world of illegal immigration Johnny Rico set out to cross the Mexican border as the natives do--over the fence and through the desert: a task that, in theory, seemed easy to execute, but was complicated by the messy reality of Border Patrol, drug cartels, and human-smuggling "coyotes." Posing as a journalist covering "that whole border issue," Rico rode along with and interviewed illegal immigrants, the Minutemen (citizen activists who patrol the border), and humanitarian groups, such as Humane Borders, that put water in the desert for crossing immigrants. In the process, Rico saw the issue of illegal immigration from all sides--that of Mexican illegals, law enforcement, migrant activists, farmers, employers, day labor site managers, and angry citizens. Ending with Rico's own frenetic last-minute crossing,Border Crosseris simultaneously an adventure travelogue, an analysis of border politics, and a frenzied tale of a misfit hungry for adventure and desperate to find his place in the world. |
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 265 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9780345503831 034550383X |
