The Land of Open Graves: Living and Dying on the Migrant Trail

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Title

The Land of Open Graves: Living and Dying on the Migrant Trail

Author(s)

De León, J.

Year of Publication

2015

Publisher Name

University of California Press

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https://www.ucpress.edu/ebook.php?isbn=9780520958685

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Language

English

Source Type

Book

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"For many Americans, this person—whose remains are so ravaged that his or her sex is unknown—is (was) an “illegal,” a noncitizen who broke US law and faced the consequences. Many of these same people tell themselves that if they can keep calling them “illegals,” they can avoid speaking their names or imagining their faces. The United States might be a nation founded by immigrants, but that was a long time ago. Countless citizens today suffer historical amnesia and draw stark divisions between the “noble” European immigrants of the past and Latino border crossers of today."

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