In what is indicative of the strained and even desperate times in which we live, comes a tragic story about the death of 19 people, the final hours of their incredible ordeal, and the network of individuals (and countries) who profit from what is considered by many nothing less than modern-day slavery.
On May 13, 2003, at least 73 people boarded a tightly sealed trailer truck in what they hoped to be the final leg of an intricate journey toward their dream of living and working within the United States. The trailer they were riding was to take them from Harlingen, Texas, to Houston. The trailer never made it past Victoria, Texas, and became the site of the single worst immigrant tragedy in United States history.
With the passion and insightful analysis that characterizes his work, Emmy®-award winning journalist Jorge Ramos recounts the events of this chilling tragedy as he tries to understand how something so inhuman can happen in the 21st century.
Read by Jonathan Davis
The tragic heat-related deaths of 19 illegal immigrants in a sealed trailer bound for Houston in 2003 horrified the public in both the United States and Mexico. The worst tragedy of its kind ever, it showed the increasing dangers of illegal immigration in the wake of 9/11. Jorge Ramos became involved while covering the story for Florida-based Univision. The narration opens dramatically with Jonathan Davis reading the names of the dead before the acknowledgements. An opening chapter is repetitive, but once the survivors' accounts begin, the story becomes compelling. Davis's accents seem natural, even when used during descriptive passages to simulate Ramos's voice. J.A.S. (c) AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine
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