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Posted on: February 5th, 2007
Filed Under: [ Hispanic News ] [ Immigration ] [ Non-US News ]
Tags: border, Mexico
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“CLAD in black clothes and moonlight, our guide Poncho adjusted his ski mask and faced us to speak. The desert has claimed many lives, he said, but tonight we would make it across the border.
The night was crisp and clear in the central Mexican highlands, the moon illuminating mesquite trees, cactus and pastures. Our group of 13 was about to set out on one of Mexico’s more bizarre tourist attractions: a make-believe trip illegally crossing the Rio Grande from Mexico into the United States.”
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Other posts that may interest you
More Illegal Immigrants form Peru Crossing U.S. Border to Texas, U.S.
La Bloga: First Crossing: Stories About Teen Immigrants
Record death toll at U.S.-Mexican border
Immigration documentary seeks issue from all corners
Mexican theme park turns border crossing into sport
Good samaritans aid undocumented immigrants facing border crossing dangers
Mexican park's patrons try to outwit 'La Migra' (another article about this attraction in Mexico)
