The Devil's Highway

--- End of the book when border patrol are desensitized, normalized, takes away the humanityShifting perspective of the border patrol -- good versus bad. leaving country bad -- dying in desert in good.

P44 -- Quote that set the context why immmigrants decide to leave and their positon in Mexico,

Fall GuyBad?Leader? Killed them? Intentional? Survival of the fittest? Poor, lower class Smuggler of Meixcan workersIntentions: Good: Gives hope, apologizes, trying to get people to freedom, risking his own, loyal,Do the ends justfy the means? Tells the immigrants about border patrol.; powerHow does he use his power? Walkers -- ___> Asshole

walkers -- immigrants - wetbacks -- border patrolComing from a place of poverty, $$, all savings, sacrificeSneaking in - illegal --- Negative consequencesIntention - work and live, survive -- pure, goodHistory -- stories -- ignnorant

Some violates, some torture - - frames as bad. Who is bad according to the border patrol? Tell the story that those who make the laws are evil. Justify wrong actions, disempowered VERSUS free will and needed to make judgements. Ownership. Regular people. MIddle/lower-middle. Provide securityemployed to fight illegal immigration and now need to fight drugs cartel. Continually empowered by money and weapons and more responsibility..Men - Border patrol

Must consider positioning, relationship, and perspective -- be clear dicussing, JOB - WORK - LABORillegal immigration -- leads to jobsBORDERSECURITYNAMING - empowers and disempowers. Intentions -- good versus bad. Trying to better lives versus doing more illegal activity. STORY - American Dream, what told by others, Spring Break,, movies, what story is being sold about American?Ownership/Responsibility -- who pays, reporting, paperwork -- WHO BENEFITS?

American DreamImmigrants taking away jobsNUMBER -- Not as many immigrants as we think they are. Not paying taxes -- when you buy taxes when you pay. Other ways they pay and contribute. Drain on social services -- legal immigrants contribute than take