A Real-Life Highway through Hell: Crafting a Mosaic in "The Devil’s Highway"

Copyright (c) 2018 by Michael Rickard IIEditor's Note: Illegal border crossings are more controversial than ever, something discussed in a class I recently took on borderland literature. This real-life story provides insight into authors' thoughts on living between two worlds. Spoilers abound:Luis Alberto Urrea’s The Devil’s Highway shows the many factors at play in illegal entries across the border (“border crossing”) and the reaction in Mexico and the United States to these entries. Urrea...