https://padlet.com/cguadarrama1031_2/frfxgtxjy2aj4wlj Made with ♥ en-us 2022-02-08 16:47:12 UTC 2022-05-26 15:27:54 UTC hello@padlet.com cguadarrama1031_2 https://padlet.com/cguadarrama1031_2/frfxgtxjy2aj4wlj/wish/2035979319 History: In this part of the chapter we learned about the history of the Devil's highway and all the dangers it comes with it from the very beginning. The Devil's Highway is an area on the Arizona border that many migrants follow to get to the U.S. People face numerous amount of dangers through their journey such as, deadly animals, weather, and the native spirits. It also talked about the many people who has came across this land and tried to make it their own. ]]> 2022-02-08 16:52:26 UTC https://padlet.com/cguadarrama1031_2/frfxgtxjy2aj4wlj/wish/2035979319 cguadarrama1031_2 https://padlet.com/cguadarrama1031_2/frfxgtxjy2aj4wlj/wish/2038345840 This part of the chapter is about these 5 men who have been walking on the devil's highway for a while and are lost. Unaware that the road is called the Vidrios Drag. They are not looking too well, they're dehydrated and heat exhausted from the hot desert sun. At this point, the men want to be founded by the border patrol and are trying to bump into them for help.]]> 2022-02-09 16:41:37 UTC https://padlet.com/cguadarrama1031_2/frfxgtxjy2aj4wlj/wish/2038345840 cguadarrama1031_2 https://padlet.com/cguadarrama1031_2/frfxgtxjy2aj4wlj/wish/2049050815 In Veracruz, things weren't going very well. People from South America like Guatemala, Honduras, Salvador, Panama, and so many other countries were migrating to Mexico and taking low-wage jobs such as working in Coca-Cola & Pepsi factories. Since then the costs of goods started rising and families were struggling in many types of ways. Then we meet Varacruzs well-respected man, Don Moi. Don Moi was a fat wealthy man who was everybody's neighborhood friend. But also known as a coyote who helps cross people over the border. That's his job.]]> 2022-02-15 16:56:46 UTC https://padlet.com/cguadarrama1031_2/frfxgtxjy2aj4wlj/wish/2049050815 cguadarrama1031_2 https://padlet.com/cguadarrama1031_2/frfxgtxjy2aj4wlj/wish/2053567774 In this chapter, it talks about the coyotes and their knowledge about going through the borders loopholes. Coyotes are the nicknames of people who are basically human smugglers who help immigrants the Mexico-United States border as their job. It talks about Don Moi and how his business works. Also how the Mexican Government tries to stop people from crossing the border. Such as making signs saying not to trust the Coyotes but it doesn't do anything since they cant read. Later on they start providing survival kits with snacks and water but the US stops it. This is also because of what the Americans think these people are coming to the US for, they think they're only coming to do bad. ]]> 2022-02-17 16:21:11 UTC https://padlet.com/cguadarrama1031_2/frfxgtxjy2aj4wlj/wish/2053567774 cguadarrama1031_2 https://padlet.com/cguadarrama1031_2/frfxgtxjy2aj4wlj/wish/2053604648 In this chapter we learn about what happens to the Wellton 26 on their way across the devil's highway due to their guides. Guides are known to be sketchy and they'll do anything to get their money. They wear bad clothes on purpose to blend in, they also give their walkers cocaine or diet pills to make them walk faster even though they know there's a high risk of them dying due to a heart attack. Going to show that the Guia's don't really care if the migrates live or die. ]]> 2022-02-17 16:37:41 UTC https://padlet.com/cguadarrama1031_2/frfxgtxjy2aj4wlj/wish/2053604648 cguadarrama1031_2 https://padlet.com/cguadarrama1031_2/frfxgtxjy2aj4wlj/wish/2055594841 In this Chapter we learned how Jesus became a Coyote and how he grew up. Jesus was a poor man and would work in a tile factory. One day he met a man named Maradona. Maradona basically told him about his lifestyle of not having a care in the world and gaining a lot of money. Jesus liked the idea of being important and well-known and so he became a coyote. ]]> 2022-02-18 16:51:46 UTC https://padlet.com/cguadarrama1031_2/frfxgtxjy2aj4wlj/wish/2055594841 cguadarrama1031_2 https://padlet.com/cguadarrama1031_2/frfxgtxjy2aj4wlj/wish/2060969869 In this chapter we see how Mendez and Maradona try to come back from being put in a different place to take people to cross the border after being caught. They are in a filthy motel waiting for the people to arrive. When they arrive to take their last group before the Yuma 14/Wellton26 over the boarder they got caught which was the last thing they needed.  ]]> 2022-02-22 16:51:41 UTC https://padlet.com/cguadarrama1031_2/frfxgtxjy2aj4wlj/wish/2060969869 cguadarrama1031_2 https://padlet.com/cguadarrama1031_2/frfxgtxjy2aj4wlj/wish/2062946875 Mendez wakes up hungover the day him and Maradona have a trip to take people over the boarder. As he's getting ready, he realizes that Maradona is nowhere to be found. He also sees that its starting to get hot. So he tries to open Maradona's door but its lock and he can't see anything through the window. Turn's out Maradona left him which is a very bad thing because he's the one that knows the roads around here. Later on Mendez tells El Negro what had happened and he got 2 other guias to join Mendez. The guias and the polls had arrived early to the Devil's highway, which is already bad enough because they'll get sick faster due to the heat. ]]> 2022-02-23 16:35:34 UTC https://padlet.com/cguadarrama1031_2/frfxgtxjy2aj4wlj/wish/2062946875 cguadarrama1031_2 https://padlet.com/cguadarrama1031_2/frfxgtxjy2aj4wlj/wish/2068968151 In this chapter we see Mendez trying to lead these groups through the desert. He is pushing them to their death and they cant handle the journey they're going through. Although Mendez knows very well that he doesn't know where he's going he keeps on going. ]]> 2022-02-28 06:54:20 UTC https://padlet.com/cguadarrama1031_2/frfxgtxjy2aj4wlj/wish/2068968151 cguadarrama1031_2 https://padlet.com/cguadarrama1031_2/frfxgtxjy2aj4wlj/wish/2068983669 In this chapter we see the physical struggles that the Yuma16/Wellton26 are going through. They are going through the 6 rough stages of hyperthermia. It got so bad that they would drink their own pee .The first stage is heat stress, where you get tired, dizzy, and slightly dehydrated. The second stage is heat fatigue, your body starts burning and losing all moisture. The third stage is heat syncope, where your skin turns cold & pale and disorientation begins. The fourth stage is heat cramps, where you get cramps, pain, and loss of movement. The fifth stage is heat exhaustion where fever spikes, and complete disorientation. The last and final stage is heat stroke, your muscles begin to feed off each other, extreme skin sensitivity, and then your body shuts down. ]]> 2022-02-28 07:09:38 UTC https://padlet.com/cguadarrama1031_2/frfxgtxjy2aj4wlj/wish/2068983669 cguadarrama1031_2 https://padlet.com/cguadarrama1031_2/frfxgtxjy2aj4wlj/wish/2071848488 Mendez is still lost and no one knows where he's going or where he's taking them. Later on the people start realizing that they're not going to make it and they become frustrated. Then some people spilt off from Mendez's group but they were never found. ]]> 2022-03-01 16:41:38 UTC https://padlet.com/cguadarrama1031_2/frfxgtxjy2aj4wlj/wish/2071848488 cguadarrama1031_2 https://padlet.com/cguadarrama1031_2/frfxgtxjy2aj4wlj/wish/2073937319 In this chapter, we learn the names of those who were traveling with Mendez. They told us their names and a little bit of their background as well as their reasoning in wanting to come here to the U.S. I think this writer put this in to show us that they had families and to show us that they had to make sacrifices. ]]> 2022-03-02 16:33:12 UTC https://padlet.com/cguadarrama1031_2/frfxgtxjy2aj4wlj/wish/2073937319 cguadarrama1031_2 https://padlet.com/cguadarrama1031_2/frfxgtxjy2aj4wlj/wish/2076219610 In this Chapter we get told the 2 different sides of each story between the men and Mendez of what happen on May 21st. It has come to a conclusion that the men have no clue know where Mendez is and have a strong feeling he's not coming back to them. The men are dehydrated and demanding them to get water for them. ]]> 2022-03-03 16:46:16 UTC https://padlet.com/cguadarrama1031_2/frfxgtxjy2aj4wlj/wish/2076219610 cguadarrama1031_2 https://padlet.com/cguadarrama1031_2/frfxgtxjy2aj4wlj/wish/2082063606 The men are barely holding on in this chapter. They managed to walk 10 miles from where Mendez abandoned them. ]]> 2022-03-07 16:37:07 UTC https://padlet.com/cguadarrama1031_2/frfxgtxjy2aj4wlj/wish/2082063606 cguadarrama1031_2 https://padlet.com/cguadarrama1031_2/frfxgtxjy2aj4wlj/wish/2086460861 As the men are coming into the hospitals, due to immigrations hospitals have to pay millions of dollars for supplies to nurses these men to health. Besides the point, the men finally get saved!!! As they are being treated at the hospital some border patrol guys come to basically get the story from them. As they get questioned, they all know very well not to snitch on the Cerca family or else something might happen to their loved ones. But the person they didn't mind snitching  on was Mendez. ]]> 2022-03-09 16:36:48 UTC https://padlet.com/cguadarrama1031_2/frfxgtxjy2aj4wlj/wish/2086460861 cguadarrama1031_2 https://padlet.com/cguadarrama1031_2/frfxgtxjy2aj4wlj/wish/2096241777 Mendez is finally getting what he deserves!!!! But he is refusing to give out any other names of the gang. He knows the if he gives El Negros name he might go for his family. He pled guilty because it was either spend 16 years in prison or be executed. ]]> 2022-03-15 15:34:23 UTC https://padlet.com/cguadarrama1031_2/frfxgtxjy2aj4wlj/wish/2096241777 cguadarrama1031_2 https://padlet.com/cguadarrama1031_2/frfxgtxjy2aj4wlj/wish/2100326044 This chapter was about the author's reflection after 10 years of writing this book. He talked about the mistakes he thinks he made while writing this such as the words he used. He talked about the process of writing this book and how he gathered the information. Also talked about the backlash he got for trying to inform people. We also go to take a look at the numbers of people crossing the Devil's highway through the years and the number of gang crimes. It showed the crimes have gone up in the last 10 years.]]> 2022-03-17 15:39:32 UTC https://padlet.com/cguadarrama1031_2/frfxgtxjy2aj4wlj/wish/2100326044 cguadarrama1031_2 https://padlet.com/cguadarrama1031_2/frfxgtxjy2aj4wlj/wish/2102134674 In this chapter, Urrea was talking about how technically there isn't a federal law against immigration. That if anything it was almost equal to a speeding ticket. In this chapter, we find out that before writing this book the author came across Don Moi in Illinois. He finds out that he was beaten with shovels and ax handles because not only did he take their husbands but he has the audacity to try to make their homes as well. We also got to know that later on Reymundo sr and Reymundo jr's nephew crossed the border on the same path they were using. He became rich and accomplished his goal to be a professor who one day hopes to change the world for the better.]]> 2022-03-18 15:29:45 UTC https://padlet.com/cguadarrama1031_2/frfxgtxjy2aj4wlj/wish/2102134674 cguadarrama1031_2 https://padlet.com/cguadarrama1031_2/frfxgtxjy2aj4wlj/wish/2104392511 In this chapter, we learn that Rita Vargas is doing everything in her power to get justice for the Yuma 16/Wellton 26. Not only is she helping bring back the dead bodies to their homes but she is also helping win the case against Mendez. Obviously things aren't looking too good for Mendez since the men all snitched on him. In Mendez's defense he writes a letter explains how miserable his life and how it got to the point of him helping people cross the boarder. How his purpose is just trying to help these men.]]> 2022-03-21 02:44:48 UTC https://padlet.com/cguadarrama1031_2/frfxgtxjy2aj4wlj/wish/2104392511 cguadarrama1031_2 https://padlet.com/cguadarrama1031_2/frfxgtxjy2aj4wlj/wish/2104429908 As Mendez is rotting in his jail cell.... The men that testified against Mendez were granted immunity which means they get to stay in the US. The men were given jobs in meat packing(which is cold) and were promised to never be in the heat ever again. ]]> 2022-03-21 03:11:45 UTC https://padlet.com/cguadarrama1031_2/frfxgtxjy2aj4wlj/wish/2104429908