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By the Lake of Sleeping Children by Luis Urrea
2.0 out of 5 stars Tiajuana's own saivor, Nov 10 2003
I gave this book two stars because I feel the author is creative and tells a good story. I didn't give it more becuase the book stinks of whining about a problem and gives no solutions. The author at least admits that the extreme poverty found on the border is Mexico's fault. I was disappointed how the author portrays Border Patrol agents in the book. In actuality a large portion of the agents are chicanos, not anglo-terminators with nuclear shotguns and a bloodlust for poor Mexicans crossing the border! If this book was suppose to be actual accounts (non-fiction) about people he encountered during is exploits into northern Mexico, how could he read the thoughts of those people and put… Read more