Bound To El Norte, Immigrant Stowaways on the Freight Trains of Mexico

Don Bartletti

Los Angeles Times

12-yr-old Denis Evan Contrarez makes a daredevil leap between freight cars. Adult migrants admonish children against playful tactics. Denis was left behind with a sister in Honduras when their mother went to California for a higher-paying job. He hopes to find her in San Diego.

Don Bartletti, "Bound To El Norte, Immigrant Stowaways on the Freight Trains of Mexico," in POYi Archive, Item #33545, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/33545 (accessed November 22, 2024).