Tell Me How It Ends: An Essay in 40 Questions

by Valeria Luiselli

Most Mexicans, when asked about immigration issues, talk like they have either a PhD in Mexico-U.S. relations or direct experience with migrating illegally across the border. Mexicans are eager and tireless critics of U.S. immigration policies. And though most critiques of their northern neighbor are probably more than justified, Mexicans are far too lax and self-indulgent when it comes to evaluating our own country’s immigration policies, especially where Central Americans are concerned.