ITEM OVERVIEW
From the misty highlands of Chiapas or the idyllic coast of Honduras to the harsh dry desert of the US-Mexico border, to a frozen street corner in Chicago or a sweltering tomato field in Florida, these are the stories of Latin American migrants in the age of globalization. As the effects of free trade policies become felt throughout the region, we look at the personal tales of people forced to leave their homelands and forge a new existence in Latin American cities, in the border nether-lands, or in the US. Behind the acronyms like NAFTA, FTAA and PPP, we see fishermen sadly leaving the sea in Oaxaca, young women toiling in toxic conditions in the maquilas at the border, immigrants bravely and successfully fighting for their rights in the US.
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