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1. Soldiers and kings: survival and hope in the world of human smuggling

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Author:
De León, Jason, 1977-
Formats:
Book, OverDrive eBook
Description:
"An intimate and one-of-a-kind look at the world of human smuggling in Latin America, by a MacArthur "genius" grant winner and anthropologist Political instability, poverty, climate change, and the insatiable appetite for cheap labor all fuel clandestine movement across borders. As those borders harden, the demand for smugglers who aid migrants across them increases every year. Yet media and politicians have always characterized smugglers-or coyotes,...