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Global Borders
Oscar Martinez knew that in order to report first-hand the treacherous journey immigrants were making from South America to the United States he would need to experience it himself. Martinez actually rides “the beast”, the train that travels from places such as Guatemala and Honduras to Mexico. But the train ride is not what it…
The Line Becomes A River
Cantu offers a perspective of the borderlands that is unique in the fact that although he is a U.S. citizen he is still of Mexican heritage. Cantu published his book The Line Becomes A River not with the intention of influencing anyone’s political thoughts but more from a place of experience. Cantu writes about his…
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