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The first section of chapter 1 was describing the treacherous path that many had to face when migrating to a new country. It talked about the struggles and challenges that immigrants face when crossing the border. Many people faced death and some children as well. It's extremely unfortunate seeing children die on "The Devils Highway" and it's something that shouldn't even be occurring. Even to this day, this is still an extremely perilous pathway although there are little bits of help now along the path it's still a risk people are still willing to take.

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This small section of chapter 1 was mainly all about the border patrol and authorities. It was all just mainly talking about the responsibilities these authorities have yet don't take any action. They'd rather have 100's of people die than to do their job. Border patrols main job is to apprehend lawbreakers but if that's their job they should also be looking for people who are in need and need help.

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Here we learn that some of the people (agents) that are employed by Border Patrol are not always honest. These people are not liked in the community that they're in, most come from some type of military-type background meaning they are extremely hard to budge due to them having a stone face. There have been countless stories about these agents tragic stories many about the callous personalities they contain and how they do everything without a second thought as if they're not even human.

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There's a term when it comes to finding clues and gaining leads on immigrants crossing illegally into the U.S., The Yuma 14/Wellton 26. There are countless stories, one of which Agent Mike was stumbled upon five immigrants who had passed away on their trip through the perilous desert. Their lifeless corpses have been laying out in the sun for hours causing them to dry up and become unrecognizable.

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I have family who live in Veraceuz and from the stories I've heard from my parents is that Veracruz isn't the easiesy place to live. The little family I have there are able to live there in those are lucky my dad is able to send money back. Don Moi one of the key people in this organization, he was firstly introduced in this chapter and we learn that he's the guy who lures people into crossing the border. He was able to persuade the Bautista Boys, Reymundo Barreda and his son Reymundo Barreda (Same Name), Nahum Landa, Enrique Landeros Garcia, Reyno Bartolo Hernandez, and Mario Castillo Fernandez, all whom are Veracruz residents looking to head to a better place with better opportunities.

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Many immigrants are able to cross the U.S. border by finding holes and inconsistency's found within the wall. Coyotes are able to use these secret passage ways to help immigrants cross the border quickly and efficiently. Coyotes knowing these passage ways help them become well organized and gain control of that side of the border. In this chapter we learn more about Don Moi's hierarchy, all the connections they share with other people and how everyone is a major key stone in their huge operation.

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We are able to get more intel on people who lead groups. Antonio Lopez Ramos, aka Mendez aka Jesus he's able to show us what people like him have to go through on a daily basis. He is the one who leads the Wellton group. Guias are the lowest level of the smuggling operation. Guias (the people who lead their groups) refer to their immigrants as "Pollos" and how they didn't care if their "Pollos" died out in the sun.

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We get to hear more about the backstory to Jesus, we learn that he grew up in poverty and took a job in a tile factory and it is there where he meets Rodrigo Maradona who introduces Jesus to the world of gangsters. Jesus loves the lifestyle and being able to feel important. He felt good smuggling people into the U.S. but doesn't know what he has waiting for him on the Devil's Highway.

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The two coyotes Mendez and Maradona are waiting for their "Pollos" at some sketchy motel located by the border. Once their "Pollos" arrived they were able to take their last group only to get caught at the border. All during this time Don Mui is on a bus to Sonoita with 26 people who have been scheduled to cross the border on May 19th.

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On the morning of Saturday, May 19th Mendez was extremely vexed and hungover from the night before. Mendez is unable to find Maradona who's his guia partner and is left alone to walk his "Pollos" down the Devil's Highway. He still has Lauro and Santos but they're not as reliable as Maradona. Once they reach the border they happen to come across a bus that contains drinks and different types of treats and become ready to cross the border. They arrive early at the Devil's Highway which only causes Mendez to worry since he knows that they will hot sooner and sick due to the heat.

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The Yuma groups start their journey across the Devil's Highway. It was around 11:30 pm when Mendez is frightened by some unknown lights, which only causes the group to panic and start running to hide from the unknown lights. After this little hiccup, the group gets off track tremendously, but Mendez keeps it from the group. We know this because Border Patrol was able to track their footsteps. While Mendez is leading he is slowly moving to the left which is only causing the group to get off track. Doing this is only causes them to make a full circle. As the day begins they are completely lost and about to suffer the heat in the desert.

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It's now the 20th Sunday morning where they plummet down deeper into despair. Since the night before they are completely lost and now the morning sun is rising. The heat that they are about to encounter will be the end for 12 of our members over the next the course of a couple days. In the book the author makes it very clear that no matter what one tries doing in the desert, Mother Nature always wins. They also go over the 6 stages of hypothermia which is what the group will undergo.

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We end finding out that Mendez doesn't have a clue as to where he's going. The group start realizing that Mendez is lost and is just leading the group without knowing a thing potentially leading them to death. People get frustrated to the point where at least 3 men decided to go off and follow Santos into the desert. Santos's group has never been found to the date.

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We were able to get more information about the men who were in the group. We learned their full names and what their goals were in life. As the chapter goes by we're able to figure out that Don Moi easily took advantage of the people in the group. He would overcharge people for entering the US and if they weren't able to pay upfront then they'd be forced to pay with hard labor. In this chapter, we're able to see deeper and see that the people in the group are straight-up ordinary people seeking better lives and moving to the US in hopes of that. They all have their reasons but many aren't able to accomplish that.

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It's May 21st and the group is on foot in the desert. The group had fully figured out that Mendez had no clue as to where he was taking them to and had gotten to the point where they started standing up to Him and Lauro. Rather than helping both Mendez and Lauro take everyone's money and promise to bring them supplies such as food and water. Everyone know's that their lying but there isn't much they can do so they give in. The little strength they had remaining they used to continue walking north because they knew that that's where Mendez was heading.

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After seeing how Mendez completely abandoned the group the people left decided to walk. They all had their own injuries and were pretty roughed up and gathered enough willpower to walk 10 miles from where Mendez had left them. Throughout the course of the day, the group begins to start drifting away from each other going crazy in the hot desert. All the men are going through a mental and physical decline. As a last resort, the men decide to set flames in the desert hoping for border patrol or anyone for that matter to see it and come help the group. Their plan was great but no one was there to come to save them which would ultimately lead to Edgar Martinez, Abraham Morales, Reymundo Jr., Reymundo Sr., Julian Ambrose Malaga, Rafael Temich, and another nameless man to their death.

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May 23rd is the last day they get to spend in the desert. Mike F managed to find signs of the group being out in the desert which ultimately led to their rescue. Some of the men are able to make it to where they can see the migra but sadly pass moments after. Mendez using all the luck he has left is saved by them while Lauro isn't as lucky and passes away before he could be saved. Those who were rescued were taken to a hospital to be treated and were used to help piece together the Yuma group.

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There have been many situations like these that have had people crossing the border on the edge of death. A lot of money has been spent on immigrants each, millions of dollars being poured into their well-being. The Yuma group is now in a hospital where they are being treated for injuries all while at the same time being questioned by authorities. Even though they have basically gone crazy they still know not to snitch out the people back in Mexico. The only person they really put the blame on is Mendez for guiding them basically to death.

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After landing in the U.S. Rita Vargas is someone who is there to help Wellton 26 group. Rita tries to her best of her capabilities to keep the group here in the U.S. rather than moving the immigrants back to Mexico and going against Mendez. Things are not looking so good for Mendez, he has a lot going against him, and from the looks of it, he might be facing life in prison. All the men from the Wellton group are all testifying against Mendez because of what he put them through too. Mendez writes a letter showing his vulnerable side in hopes of things maybe going his way, but only time will tell.

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After that sought out investigation Mendez is now facing prosecution for his involvement in the Yuma 14 expedition. Knowing the consequences he decided to not rat out the gang his apart of. All in the mean time the identified bodies that were found were all sent out to Veracruz for funerals and to be cremated. Lots of money is spent to send these bodies back to where they should be. When all this was fairly fresh Mendez was planning on fighting the charges but rather he decides to plead guilty knowing he'll stay for about 16 years from gang retribution.

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Now that Mendez is in Jail the others who survived the journey are allowed to stay in the U.S. and are also given jobs to maintain their stay here in the U.S. This incident that had occurred has led to better relations between The US and Mexico. They have worked together to make to make the border a lot more effective. Although cases like this will continue to happen the numbers will decrease.

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After the deaths of the "walkers" that was what was needed to start making changes on the Devil's Highway to help prevent more people from dying on the trip. There have been many stations that were built to help immigrants from suffering the deserts wraith. There were some people who weren't as excited to hear about the aid that was placed for these immigrants. Those who thought that immigrants were causing the downfall of our economy were extremely upset about it.

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This is essentially the reflection part of the book. This all takes place 10 years after writing the book. He helps paint a picture of the situation that people face on a day-to-day basis. The author also talks about how the US has improved its border system and security. Even though the number of immigrants has decreased the thing that hasn't are the terrible border crimes.

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The author declared that there has not been a federal law that is against illegal immigration. President Bush has also stated that being fined as an illegal immigrant is the same as being fined a speeding ticket. He also tells us the stories on how Don Muoi and his group would go after their families. These families were able to fight back and luckily for them they won. One jovial event to come from this was that Reymundo Sr's nephew was able to come to the US and become pretty successful and be able to live a comfortable lifestyle.