Cruzando la frontera, Ruben Martinez
Cruzando la frontera, Ruben Martinez
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Cruzando la frontera

Author: Ruben Martinez

Narrator: Dario Tangelson

Unabridged: 15 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 09/30/2007


Synopsis

Escrito con pasion y compromiso, este libro narra la historia de una familia, de un pueblo y de un mundo en movimiento. Este es el recuento epico y conmovedor de una famila mexicana de migrantes, sus peripecias en Estados Unidos y las expectativas del pueblo que dejaron atras. La frontera entre Mexico y Estados Unidos es uno de los limites mas permeables del mundo. Aunque el gobierno estadunidense destina billones de dolares y un vasto aresenal para mantener el control de la migracon ilegal, la frontera es atravesada diariamente por meixicanos en busca de trabajo. Sin embargo, la aventura del migrante es peligrosa: miles mueren en el intento y aquellos que logran llegar al otro lado estan marcados como ilegales, sin documentacion ni proteccion alguna. El periodista Ruben Martinez le da un rostro humano a este fenomeno al seguir el exodo del clan Chavez, una famila mexicana con la desoladora distincion de haber perdido a tres hijos en un incidente tragico en la frontera.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lexxie

This book takes brings you on both sides of the border, painting incredibly real and detailed portraits of the people who cross it. Most importantly, it provides the opportunity to see the crossing from their perspective, and brings you to feel the pain and sacrifice of their journey. This is a stor......more

Goodreads review by Robin

At a time when our relationship to Latin America has become a toxic element in our politics, this remains a must-read book. Martínez is a beautiful writer and gets into the details of how people have come back and forth across the border for centuries. He also uncovers the hypocrisy of depending on......more

Goodreads review by Jason

Ruben Martinez is a very talented person. He has the ability to establish relationships, build rapports, keenly observe his surroundings, research what applies to his observations, and write everything he gathers in a comprehensive way to keep his readers interest in his publications. All of this sh......more