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    <body><![CDATA[I think the author wrote this book to show how people from Mexico feel and see when they come from Mexico to the United States. The part of the book that catches my intention was when the people from Mexico come over here and see how the United States is different. When I was reading the book I coul...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46660744">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The most personal, in-depth look at the illegal immigration issue I've ever read. Throughout the book, Ruben Martinez follows members of the Chavez family from their home in Cheran, Mexico, across the border to the United States. Along the way, he takes time to describe the state of rural Mexican to...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19406987">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Martinez has written one of the best, most humane accounts of illegal immigration from Mexico into the United States. I especially appreciated how this book is laid out. In the first half, he describes his experiences visiting a small provincial Mexican town. The people there are poor, and the econo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/907596">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A searing, heartfelt account of the struggles of immigrants from a small town in Michoacan, Mexico who travel thousands of miles and brave countless dangers to earn their living in America.  An important book because it gives a voice to those frequently lampooned and attacked in the press and in the...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8861622">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was fascinating in that Martinez explored all different types of border crossers and all different types of communities in the U.S. where border crossers find work.  It is also a great road trip book, which is ironic because the entire book was essentially born out of tragedy along one of ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39502212">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The author follows migrant families from their hometown in Cheran, Michoacan to various cities in the United States.  It tells the story of so many people that I know.  Everyone who has an opinion about immigration to the U.S. from Mexico should read this for information and insight.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Martinez actually comes across the border with a family of immigrants and writes about the experience on both sides of the border.  ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Brilliant--everyone between the Mexican and Canadian Borders should read this, and more than a few on the other side as well.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[recommended by Mary Louise]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm listening to the Spanish audio recording of this book.  It's a great look on how immigration is changing life here in the US and back in Mexico.  Very insightful.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a very intimate look into how migrant life is for those who take the risk to make the illegal and legal cross into the United States.<br/><br/>Martinez gives a detailed account of who the people are and why they come to work in America. He also gives a political history as to why Latin Ameri...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/33795093">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this book for class, and I found it really well written and interesting, because it examines Mexican migrant workers from the vantage point of a small, poor town in Mexico.  I know a lot about Mexican-American immigration from the US side, but I had never really learned much about what they w...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8877918">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Reading this in anticipation of Martinez's upcoming talk at the Rothko Chapel in Houston.  Highly recommended for anyone interested in border politics, human rights, immigration, and globalization. Martinez writes effortlessly, successfully situating the story of one family within broader socio-poli...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71094573">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really enjoyed this book. It hit home for me and it reminded me of my journey from Mexico to Los Angeles when I was 8. The prejudices that occur on both sides of the border once you leave your home town are clear in this book and real. I highly recommend it to anyone who has left their home town. ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7419693">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A story about a family of Mexican migrant workers who were killed near San Diego in a car accident as they were chased by Border Patrol on one of their repeat trips.  The author went to their village in Mexico, interviewed their employers here, etc.  It's interesting.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a remarkable book.  The writing is lovely, the personal stories are poignant and moving.  If you want to get a better understanding of some of the underlying issues surrounding our current immigration debate, do read this and learn.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[this book is like the journalist's version of t.c. boyle's tortilla curtain.  a pretty good read, though somewhat out of date in this, the &quot;post 9/11.&quot;  if anyone has a suggestion on a more current migrant worker non-fiction, i'd love to read it.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book chronicles the experiences of a Mexican family who come to the United States illegally to work. Given the current policy debate and obvious ignorance of many, this book sheds important light on the issue]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Another book for book club.  We really had a great discussion about this book.  As a social worker, I found it beneficial to hear the individual stories about the issues of immigration.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this for a class and the plight and trials of these &quot;undocumented and unprotected&quot; immigrants still resonates with me.  It did humanize the immigration issue for me.]]></body>
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