Another Weekend of Reading

...this weekend I was able to read another 20 pages of 'The Devil's Highway', which seems to be getting more interesting as I go along. In this chapter, we are introduced to Don Mio, who is the hock man to get the boys to the coyotes up North. He is the epitome of American life with his large American car, gold jewlery, and big American stomach, most likely filled with American cheesburgers. His job is to recruit men for the smuggler's cartel. He never crosses, but brings the men to the 'frontera'. We are also given a good view of the workings of the human smuggling trade and we are also infored of the Mexican border patrol and how they respect the US border patrol. the one thing they have in common is the idea of their governments not being able to stop this. Many of the Mexican agents respect certain American border patrol agents. The book also describes that there are Mexican border patrol, but no one ever sees them because the cartels pay them off. we are also given a detailed description on the routes leading up to the crossing, different areas of the actual border, and the terrain that lies ahead in the United States. What is most amazing is that crossing stops have been popping up all over the Mexican border, where the immigrants begin their walks. I am looking forward to continuing with this book toward the middle to end of this week. I will keep you posted...

Just another day...

....it has been more than two weeks since my last post. Life has been quite hectic for me. I have been struggling with my classes, but I have managed to set aside a bit of time this ast weekend to read. I was surprised because it actually felt good to block out some time and read. I actually felt relaxed reading with all the other work I had going on. I was in the process of trying to put together an outline for my rough draft for my english class. I was getting a bit frustrated, but after reading and stepping outside for a little bit, I was able to center myself and continue on with my homework. As it pertains to Devil's Highway, I am beginning to get into the accounts of their journey. The book has described the lifestyles of both the immigrants and the border patrol. It was really interesting to see how the border agents actually act. We are able to see their complete disregard for human life. They treat the illegal in a sub-human manner just because they are not citizens of the country they were lucky enough to be born in. We can really see the immigrants humility and the border patrols arrogance. We get a chance to hear about an area in Mexico where many immigrants come from. We got to see there love for American goods. I believe this is just a physical manifestation for their yearning to be apart of world that they have not been given on a silver plater. I look forward to reading more this weekend. Although I have neglected to read these past few weeks, I look forward to making a more dilegent effort each week because I actually enjoy reading. I get the opportunity to not focus on everything around me for awhile, which causes me to relax...