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ColumnAug 22, 2019Death and Resistance on the U.S.-Mexico Border
By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan
The Sonoran Desert straddles the U.S.-Mexico border, creating a deadly barrier to the thousands of migrants seeking a better life in “el Norte,” the North. Untold thousands of people have died in these deserts, following the path known as “el Camino del Diablo,” the Devil’s Highway.
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