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In reply to the discussion: A little while ago I had one of the saddest phone calls I have ever recieved. [View all]a la izquierda
(11,784 posts)5. Living in Arizona, I'm sure you've read Devil's Highway...
by Urrea. Heartbreaking, and too common. If you haven't, I highly recommend it, with a strong stomach.
I teach a freshman seminar on immigration every once in awhile. I taught it last academic year. My students were truly floored by what migrants experience while crossing the border. It's just tragic and sad.
I hope that this young man finds his relative, or at least finds some comfort and peace. My sister disappeared from our lives for several years, and I know that my mother did not sleep well at night (she's reunited with the family now).
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A little while ago I had one of the saddest phone calls I have ever recieved. [View all]
Kali
Jul 2012
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I'll repeat this story the next time I hear a moron complaining about 'illegals."
Gormy Cuss
Jul 2012
#2
One can only hope he's gone on to somewhere farther north and is busy. But you never know.
freshwest
Jul 2012
#3
You're in AZ. I hope he didn't get a 1070. That's just way too sad. I'd look too.
HopeHoops
Jul 2012
#4
I think at this point that would actually be the best news this family could have.
Kali
Jul 2012
#19
The problem of illegal immigration really comes down to one individual story after another.
hedgehog
Jul 2012
#9
What's sad is some redneck could have shot him and then buried him with a tractor.
Spitfire of ATJ
Jul 2012
#12
Still, some people are really good at crafting what they present to the world.
Spitfire of ATJ
Jul 2012
#35
11 Immigrant bodies found in train car (bodies had been in the rail car at least four months)
Omaha Steve
Jul 2012
#14
Now, why isn't the state looking for him? Instead of flying people to HI for Obama's BC?
freshwest
Jul 2012
#29