ENGL 122 - Leong - Devil's Highway - Luis Alberto Urrea

Carlos Galindo always dreamed of a better life for his wife and newborn son when he crossed the border into the U.S. But when his wife left him, Carlos's only goal became to make sure his son Luis was given the opportunities he never had. Nominated for Academy Award.

A teenage Honduran girl forms an unlikely friendship with a Mexican gang member who is helping to smuggle her family into the United States.

Two Guatemalan Indians, sister and brother, flee to America looking for a better life.

For guidance northward, illegal immigrants from Latin America frequently enlist mercenary escorts known as “coyotes.” This program examines one such charming and unseemly figure and the three Guatemalans who have placed their trust in him.

In the E.U., internal borders have been made transparent to promote the free flow of commerce. Its external borders, however, are another matter. This program surveys the high-tech methods being used

This episode of The Enforcers focuses on the Border Patrol, responsible for thwarting illegal immigration and smuggling into the world’s wealthiest nation.