On the edge of the Texas-Tamaulipas border, where the buzzards float overhead awaiting dehydrated Mexican seekers of the "American Dream" take their last step in the desert, I came to a deep ravine. I placed my back to the dark abyss and let myself fall backwards... into Mexico.
Almost 3 years after the creation of "Dead Man Walking; Alive in Mexico (June 2011) I realize that I am very alive...
Pico de Orizaba
Taken from Huatusco, Veracruz, the closest town to Margarita's family's ranch.
Now this is just spectacular! "The hunger appears; the man disappears... on the highway, through the Frontier... The death appears; luck disappears... on the highway, through the Frontier..." Basic premise in the history of thousands of years of human migration; people seek more security for their families, beginning with the security that they will be able to feed their children... The U.S. is #1 in receiving migrants in the world. Why? Because that is the historical base of the U.S. To say otherwise is to become a lier and a hypocrit. That said, all countries have the right to decide who enters and how... And the "visitor" has the responsibility towards respecting the laws and the culture of the host country. Which of those statements did you dislike? I was first introduced to Manu Chao in Brooklyn by the friend of my roomate Delfin who was visiting from France. I loved the music although I didn't understand Spanish. Manu Chao last toured in Mexico 2 years ago. He has since been prohibited from setting foot here...
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Now this is just spectacular! "The hunger appears; the man disappears... on the highway, through the Frontier... The death appears; luck disappears... on the highway, through the Frontier..." Basic premise in the history of thousands of years of human migration; people seek more security for their families, beginning with the security that they will be able to feed their children... The U.S. is #1 in receiving migrants in the world. Why? Because that is the historical base of the U.S. To say otherwise is to become a lier and a hypocrit. That said, all countries have the right to decide who enters and how... And the "visitor" has the responsibility towards respecting the laws and the culture of the host country. Which of those statements did you dislike? I was first introduced to Manu Chao in Brooklyn by the friend of my roomate Delfin who was visiting from France. I loved the music although I didn't understand Spanish. Manu Chao last toured in Mexico 2 years ago. He has since been prohibited from setting foot here...
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