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Francisco Cantú

The Line Becomes a River: Dispatches from the Border

Francisco CantúNonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2018

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coyote

A person who smuggles people or drugs across the border for money. They often threaten violence and intimidate the families of migrants for ransom to release their loved ones.

“gimme load”

A partial load of drugs left behind by smugglers to distract and throw off Border Patrol agents who are pursuing them.

güey

Mexican slang for “dude.”

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