Portrait of an American Nightmare
MagicHat
Published
03/26/2015
The American Dream is anything but for a number of poor migrant workers. A project now aims to spread awareness of the horrors experienced by these people as they attempt to cross the border in search of nothing more than a better life.
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Teofilo Santos Rivera, 42, Panamá. He was the victim of an attempted mass assault by gang members during his crossing through Mexico. He jumped off the roof of a train, hurting his feet. -
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Armando, El Salvador. His destination was the United States, but he was deported in Baja, California while riding in a cargo train crossing Mexico. He retried the trip through Tenosique, Tabasco, where the train cut his limbs off. -
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21-year-old Salvador Santo’s backpack. He has written the phone number of a relative in Honduras on the inside. Hiding information is meant to prevent abductions and the extortion of his family while he crosses into the U.S. -
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Mariana, 29 years old, Honduras. She was assaulted during her crossing as an undocumented person through Mexico with the intent to arrive in the United States. She was pushed by the assailants into a ravine, and was able to avoid an attempted rape. -
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Anonymous person with daughters hidden behind cardboard to protect their identity. The message says, “I have worked with drug traffickers (in Honduras) to support my family, until I fled only to find safety for my children”. -
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A husband’s hat. Lidia’s (Honduras) husband died two years ago from brain trauma during an impact with a train trying to come to America. It was the only item returned to Lidia when they delivered the body to her. -
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Gonzalo (pictured right), turned 22 during his trip as an undocumented person in Mexico. His family in Honduras hopes that he’ll make it to the U.S. -
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This rosary was given to Elsa Santos Mateo (28, Honduras) by her employer in Guatemala to protect her during her journey. -
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Yenifer, 8, Guatemala. She suffered, along with her 12 year old sister and 11 other migrants, from an automobile accident in Chiapas. The accident was caused by a flat front tire of the truck they were in. The driver died, leaving her in the company of strangers in an attempt to get to the United States.
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