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Morir en el Intento

La Peor Tragedia de Inmigrantes en la Historia de los Estados Unidos

by Jorge Ramos
Jorge Ramos
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On May 14th, 2003, the familiar risk taken by hopeful immigrants illegally crossing the Mexican-American border into the United States took a tragic turn.

At least 74 illegal immigrants bound for Houston were crammed inside a sweltering truck trailer, which was found abandoned near Victoria, Texas. In the end, nineteen individuals died. Bodies were found stacked upon each other, each human body slumped over the other in what was described as a "human heap of desperation".

At the root of this grisly tragedy is a 25 year old Honduran born woman named Karla Chavez who after months of investigation was found to be the leader of the "human trafficking cell" responsible for the tragedy.

In a thorough narrative, Jorge Ramos dissects the events that lead so many people to enter into an agreement with coyote (human trafficker) after coyote, in what to the immigrants on that fateful day, was a faceless entity, and their only hope for work and a chance at a better life in the United States.

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    April 5, 2005

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      • ISBN: 9780060842819
      • File size: 125749 KB
      • Duration: 04:21:58

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Murieron de hipertermia 19 indocumentados en una pesadilla de cuatro horas. Sobrevivientes describen, con angustia, el tiempo que pasaron dentro de una caja instalada en el trailer en que viajaban. El evento gener— una detallada investigaci—n sobre el tr‡fico de personas deseando llegar a los Estados Unidos. Con un espa–ol demasiado claro, Jorge Ramos escribe y narra esta investigaci—n period’stica de tan lamentable tragedia, con una tesitura de voz ‡gil y n’tida. Su aptitud con palabras nos transmite una sensaci—n del terror vivido dentro del trailer. El autor/lector mantiene siempre la serenidad, evitando que lo traicionen sus sentimientos. Su libro llamar‡ la atenci—n a la necesidad para una reforma migratoria. M.B.M. [ENGLISH TRANSLATION]--Jorge Ramos, a Miami TV reporter, narrates a shocking audiobook in Spanish--his native language. He recounts the sad story of 19 Mexicans who succumbed to hyperthermia and suffocation in a trailer, while trying to enter the U.S. illegally. He personalizes the story by providing interesting mini-biographies of both the smugglers and the smuggled. However, his narration seems as cold as that rolling trailer was hot. Ramos races as he reads, giving listeners the uncomfortable feeling of being late. While his professional diction would suit a news broadcast, the staccato, sterile delivery belies the horror of what happened. No recent event could better demonstrate the dire need for immigration reform. J.A.H. (c) AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      April 4, 2005
      On the night of May 14, 2003, on a highway outside of Victoria, Texas, 19 people died of asphyxiation, dehydration and heat exposure inside of a locked, double-insulated trailer truck. The dead were among 73 Latin Americans who were trying to start a new life in the United States and who had paid a coyote to smuggle them into Houston. In this dramatic recounting of the headline-grabbing events, Emmy Award-winning Noticiero Univision anchorman Ramos weaves together interviews with the survivors and state officials, reports from police and government agencies, court records, medical research and his own speculations to tell the story from various points of view. Ramos prefaces his book by telling readers that the "facts presented here have not been modified for literary or any other kind of dramatic effect," which is to say readers should not expect the narrative unity of a true-crime novel. Nonetheless, he has crafted a page-turning history, ordering vignettes, testimonials and facts to create suspense at every turn. Scenes of dramatic desperation unfold: men drinking their own urine, supplicants calling out to Satan as well as to God, hands beating out the trailer's tail lights in an effort to circulate air. Unfortunately, these details create the bulk of the book's impact and overshadow Ramos's other prefatory promise: to make plain the culpability of U.S. and Mexican immigration policies in these deaths-an interesting argument that isn't fully developed in this book.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Murieron de hipertermia 19 indocumentados en una pesadilla de cuatro horas. Sobrevivientes describen, con angustia, el tiempo que pasaron dentro de una caja instalada en el trailer en que viajaban. El evento generó una detallada investigación sobre el tr‡fico de personas deseando llegar a los Estados Unidos. Con un espa–ol demasiado claro, Jorge Ramos escribe y narra esta investigación period’stica de tan lamentable tragedia, con una tesitura de voz ‡gil y n’tida. Su aptitud con palabras nos transmite una sensación del terror vivido dentro del trailer. El autor/lector mantiene siempre la serenidad, evitando que lo traicionen sus sentimientos. Su libro llamar‡ la atención a la necesidad para una reforma migratoria. M.B.M. [ENGLISH TRANSLATION]--Jorge Ramos, a Miami TV reporter, narrates a shocking audiobook in Spanish--his native language. He recounts the sad story of 19 Mexicans who succumbed to hyperthermia and suffocation in a trailer, while trying to enter the U.S. illegally. He personalizes the story by providing interesting mini-biographies of both the smugglers and the smuggled. However, his narration seems as cold as that rolling trailer was hot. Ramos races as he reads, giving listeners the uncomfortable feeling of being late. While his professional diction would suit a news broadcast, the staccato, sterile delivery belies the horror of what happened. No recent event could better demonstrate the dire need for immigration reform. J.A.H. (c) AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine
    • Library Journal

      December 1, 2004
      An illegal Mexico-U.S. border crossing leaves 19 dead. Simultaneous Rayo hardcover, in English and Spanish.-Ann Kim

      Copyright 2004 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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