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Luis Alberto Urrea

Tuesday, April 06, 2004

A closer look into the "Yuma 14," a group of illegal immigrants who became lost and died in the Arizona desert shortly after crossing the Mexican border in 2001. Luis Alberto Urrea, author of The Devil’s Highway, tells their story and examines border issues.

Music:Steve Reich: Tehillim The Desert Music, Track 3 "III," and The Basement Tapes by Bob Dylan and The Band, Disc Two, Track 12, "This Wheel’s On Fire"


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