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The Devil's Highway is an unpleasant path that migrants go through to get to their idea of the "American Dream." It has been told that the path is haunted and spirits lurk the path. For example, chupacabras, the plants itself, La Llorona, demons, and etc. It is known as a path of deaths due to many countless deaths. In this chapter we learned about the first recorded death Melchior Diaz. He died by accident trying to throw his lance at a dog and ending up striking himself. Leaving him there to rot and die from the inside out for three dreadful weeks. This is the first KNOWN recorded death which has a high probability of more bodies dead within this pathway. We also learn that there are cairns placed and border patrol puts them down sometimes to lead the migrants to them. In all if you walk this path everything is coming for you to see your final result which is death.

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This part of the chapter talks about the struggles of migrants traveling and seeing border patrol. Usually, migrants are frightened because they think they are rangers and are there to shoot them in the head, rape women, and drop them handcuffed into canals. A group of men known as the Vidrios Drag did the opposite and went to find border patrol. They were very dehydrated and in bad shape. They were found by Agent F, Mike. He finds out how important the situation is and knows how he has to act by saving lives and recovering bodies within the pathway. The border patrol also often refered to the migrants as 'wets" or "tonks."

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Even though Agent F aka Mike found the Vidrios Drag group in general the amount of bodies that lie beneath this trail is a lot. So much to the point border patrol would look and walk by it because it will be a lot of paperwork to cover and identify who the human being was. One of the big causes of death is by sunlight, hyperthermia. It also talked about how border patrols communications where weirdly placed. Where the shotguns would be placed in the back and out of reach from violent migrants coming their way. Also communicating where you can accidently press the button and be singing a song and not realize.

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Agent Mike F finds some of the men from the Yuma 14 and we learn about all the other walkers that have passed away. Agent Mike is determined to find more of the bodies within this dangerous path. The bodies that were found barely even look human in a way. Sometimes even the border patrol passes the bodies to avoid the paperwork of how many bodies lie beneath that path.

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The citizens within Veracruz are going through a vast decrease in their economy which is leaving them poor. Some citizens take action amongst themselves and take the risk of going to America. One thing that stood out to me was one of the destinations they wanted to go to was Orange County which we are located in. They rely on Don Moi to help them. He is appealing to the eye because he is fat, has gold jewelry, and has Americanized cars. Don Moi is a really big jerk but offers the price of 20,000 pesos which the citizens don't even make in a year. So, Don Moi offered a discount of 13,000 pesos to walk through the desert. This is the start of his plan and threatened them if they didn't pay back the debt by tracking down their families. As of now, 6 people signed up on the roster to risk their own living situation to what they think will be placed in a better living situation soon.

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With the journey, migrants risk their lives into there are signs beyond passing the border prohibiting entry. Migrants that are passing cannot physically comprehend what the sign says, so it is no use. We learned how you cannot have an individual business of putting people through the border. The coyote business is very organized and usually family ran. If you decide to you will basically be scalped and have a bullet in your head. There are many connections within the coyote community, so it is impossible to get by it by yourself.

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Guia are the lowest level of the smuggling operation they "help" the migrants crossing the border. They do not care if the migrants make it out alive and die. Antonio Lopez Ramos is key to the story because he is the guia that led the Yuma 14 down The Devil's Highway.

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In The Devils Highway we learn about Jesus and how he was slowly invested into the smuggling business. He grew up poor and while working in a factory he meets Rodrigo Maradona which he slowly invests Jesus into the business. Jesus doesn't know what he is is getting himself into, but pretty soon he is talking out the Yuma 26 into the Devils Highway.

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After being dropped off by Don Moi from Vera Cruz. The Wellton 26 was met by Maradona and Mendez. We find the unstoppable duo in a motel waiting for their victims to come in. We find that Maradona and Mendez get caught, so they have to take the long way in the Devil's Highway and they have no access to maps. Which means less access to water sources. Meaning less chance of surviving out there.

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Mendez woke up hungover cooked breakfast for himself. Mendez doesn't know where Maradona is and Maradona is the only one who knows the path. He sent some men to go grab waters and pepsi's for the trip. They get to their location early. They didn't realize, but from the journey walking and eating much junk food they don't know sickness is coming their way.

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The start of the walk... Mendez led the group through the Devil's Highway and came to great problems such as bad weather, la migra, and his bad leg. Mendez does not know where he is currently going as his left leg is heavier and leads his way. They walk many miles and lies to the people that only a few miles left. In the back of his mind he does not know where he is going. Little do the migrants know it may be there last walk of their life.

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In this chapter we learned about the 6 stages of heat exhaustion. The group has ran out of water at this point of the journey. Throughout this journey only Mendez knows they are lost. As the temperatures rise each day more people become physically weak from the extreme heat. In the chapter we also learn that people with all the supplies could die as well. Where we learn the lesson not to mess/doubt with mother nature in general because she will always win in the end.

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Mendez is very arrogant and very entitled and leading the group, but he is lost. Some of the walkers realize that he is lost and Santos comes up with the idea of walking back to Mexico because it is safer. They walked back, but their was no trace of those walkers ever again. Now the walkers are just walking to their death not the way to freedom as they wanted to.

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We learned some of the names of the walkers. We learn to hear the after math of the identified walkers apart of Yuma 26. This chapter is important to show that people that made the effort on the walk are brave. It shows how dedicated they were to achieve the "American Dream." Not everybody should go unknown beneath the world especially with a case of one of the largest groups to walk through the desert and over half are dead. We also learned individuals goals as to why they wanted to go to America it saddened me truly that they were never able to achieve that ideal dream they wanted.

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May 21st the walkers come to the realization Mendez has no idea where he is going. They demand water and help lead them to where people are. Instead of Mendez and Lauro obeying the walkers they acted as if they were going to get them water, but never come back. The walkers know this is going to happen and realize they are left to die. They must finish the journey themselves. They start to walk toward north with the leftover strength they have in their bodies.

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An important line with this chapter: "The men Mendez left behind walked..." Some men had hope. They had managed to walk 10 miles from where Mendez left them off at. Through the walk people are slowing are going down one by one. In a last resort they decide to make flames to gain attention from possible near border patrol. Yet the plan failed and people died. Rafeal Temich, Reymundo Sr., Reymundo Jr., Edgar Martinez, Julian Ambrose Malaga, and one unknown man. May 22nd.

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Finally helicopters... throughout this chapter we learn the names of many others who didn't make it. Even the individuals who made it to the arms of people, but died while being treated. Agent Mike F finds signs that led him to the men. The people that were found alive were airlifted from the helicopter.

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The survivors left having to be needled with IV's and watched by officers 24/7 were questioned many times. The walkers know much, but must not say all because they don't want El Negro to find out and kill their family.We learned that government agencies don't always cover to pay the bill. Even though they didn't fully tell about Don Moi or the Circus Family. They immediately snitched on Mendez who left them there to die.

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Rita Vargas helps the walkers. She is a very strong-suited woman and does everything in her power to go against Mendez. We also learned about the dead bodies lined up together and descriptions of what they had with them. We read Mendez's sorry letter he wrote which in some parts was sincere, but most was basically just kiss a** moves. Things aren't looking good for Mendez now and the rooster is going to get punished even worse since he is in Arizona. As well as how long the import of illegals have been going on.

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The 14 bodies took their first plane ride back home for their funeral that was placed. The government made it seem like they cared by placing bands etc.. in the funeral. Which was ironic because the government didn't put any money towards the community for their poverty they are stuck in. We are also faced with Mendez being tried for his case. Where he plans to place the blame all on the border patrol which failed. He came to his senses and realized that he will have to face and plead guilty with what deep situation he is already in. Luckily for him he will stay alive in jail for at least 16 years.

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We learn the survivors of the walkers are allowed to stay in America and are given the opportunity to work in a meat packing plant. We also learn that Mendez gets sent to jail. This helped the relation of Mexico & US become more communicative within each other until 9/11 hit and everything dropped and security tightens up again.

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We learn that the new safety towers, water stations, and emergency centers slowly popped up after the Yuma 14 situation. We also learn that the people that work at the morgue misidentified their race as white. Urrea took steps into explaining that these people actually bring more to the economy than they take from it. Their is a lot of costs and money being dealt with in this chapter especially when we learn that undocumented immigrants owe taxpayers over $55,000 each. Which isn't always fond of since it is a ridiculous amount of money. This is still a big issue that remains as of today.

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This part was the reflection part by the author. We learn that a women got kinda upset about the paths that have been exposed, but he also gained a bond with the border patrol agents. He has talked about the maximum security within the border even though the numbers trying to get to America has decreased. People apart of the coyote immigration groups also are very violent still where many accounts on rape and sexual assault towards women. Where we also see that they take mothers children last minute and make them work to pay for their child to come back to the US.

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The end.. the author talked about the relationships he gained in this book. We learned the actual name of Agent Mike F, Dave Fagan. Don Moi came to the town to try to steal all the properties and the women, but the widows were strong and gathered young men and beat up Don Moi. We also learned the nephew of Reymundo Barrera Mururi said it was a Metizo last name. The author was mortified, but also very apologetic. His nephew made the same journey, but the difference was he made it and got a Ph.D. The author learned alot about wirting this story and I believe he does have huge respect for what the border people do.