HV013- Crossing Borders
HV/Series/Episode/ Work by: Scott Carrier · Ann Heppermann · Marcos Martinez · Kara Oehler · quiet american · Luis Alberto Urrea
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013 Crossing Borders: From Mexico to US
Host: Marcos Martinez of KUNM-Alberquerque
Airs week of: 2012-01-18 (Originally: 2008-05-28)
“Crossing Borders” (52:00 mp3):
A Tale of Two Countries:
In “Sasabe,” a Sonora, Mexico border town, Scott Carrier talks to immigrants on their hazardous, illegal desert crossing, and to the border patrol waiting for them in Sasabe, Arizona.
Luis Alberto Urrea reads from his books Vatos and The Devil’s Highway, about death in the desert.
Guillermo Gómez-Peña imagines “Maquiladoras of the Future,” fantasy border factories.
“And I walked…”, by Ann Heppermann and Kara Oehler, is a sound-portrait of Mexicans who risk their lives to find better-paying jobs in the United States.
And sounds from the Quiet American’s one-minute vacation.
Very moving piece on the trials and tribulations of those who sacrifice all to cross the border.
Will the audio to this be posted? People need to hear this.
Audio now posted, thanks for the heads-up, Bob.
I heard this while driving last weekend. It was so moving and I can’t quit thinking about it. I plan to share it with others. Thank you.
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