Devil's Highway

Devil's Highway

Thursday, February 11, 2010

...I have chosen to read the Devil's Highway by Luis Alberto Urrea. I am about 45 pages into the book and so far, I am enjoying it. The book is a collection of true accounts of the Devil's Highway in New Mexico. The book goes into detail, while keeping the language simple. It is an easy read and I am looking forward to enjoying this book. The topic of the US-Mexican Border has always interested me. The first chapter has gone into describing the make up of the terrain and of the Border Patrol. Although I have heard of some questionable actions of the US Border Patrol, I had no idea that the US Border Patrol had such a disregard to human life. The actions of randomly firing their guns, torturing immigrants, and terrorizing immigrant on their way home are completely unacceptable. The descriptions of the harsh terrain make me sick to my stomach, thinking that people take such a risk because they are unhappy of their native country. The US Border Patrol's sense of entitlement is disgusting, especially for the US Border Patrol agents who are of Mexican themselves...

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