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Reporter’s perilous undercover trip exposes border peril
Oakland Tribune reporter Louie Gonzalez recounts a four day journey from deep Mexico to the California border to study illegal aliens. He describes threats of violence including a stabbing and a shotgun robbery, a boy’s tragic injury, and deep fear that shaped his view of migrants’ hardship.
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