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...mightiness of that immense sea boiling in his own two ears and licking his forearm to taste his skin fresh from the ocean and baked by the sun." And Roth conjures an understated, haunting set piece in which the man visits the cemetery and chats with the affable worker who will soon dig his grave. These are glimpses of the Everyman whose story would have been more powerful had Roth made him more than merely an every body...
...08.But De Beausset is not talking about the kind of Mexican crazy that happens when you mix margaritas in your mouth on the beach at 10 a.m.Instead, he’s referring to the last stop on his journey documenting the experience of South American migrant workers trying to make it to the United States. De Beausset is a native South American, fluent Spanish speaker, and an adventurer at heart. But towns like Altar will unnerve even the bravest among us. A JOURNEY THROUGH HELLWhen Hurricane Stan struck Guatemala last October, De Beausset decided to take a year off from...
...Coalition has it right: There are between 11 and 20 million immigrants in this country, and we must find a way to document and account for each of them. In order to do so, any legislation that aims to overhaul U.S. immigration laws must begin with a guest-worker program that includes a path toward citizenship. Ultimately, our economy and our way of life relies heavily on a steady inflow of immigrant labor; so long as this is the case, we must find ways to bring these immigrants into the fold of American life, rather then ignore their existence...
...Closer to 10 a.m., the crowd was pushing through the park, numbering a few hundred as they wait for the march to begin around noon. But not everyone was taking the day off to protest. Manuel Escelante, 46, a Honduran and Chicago Park District worker, was busy cleaning the very park that the organizers were using as a rallying point. ?I can?t leave my job,? he said, pointing to a line of leaves and rubbish left just outside the park?s wrought iron gates. ?This looks terrible. I?m with them, my heart, but I have...
...House Republicans are most focused on stronger border security, which the White House wants along with a temporary worker program for illegal immigrants already in the country. Senate Republicans, meanwhile, have been debating a way to put illegal residents on a path to citizenship. Asked today about the possibility of a backlash from the job actions, outgoing White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan said: "This is a difficult and emotional issue that the President has said numerous times that we should all work together to elevate the debate and reduce some of the charged rhetoric that sometimes comes with...