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Don bartletti
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"Bound to el norte: Immigrant Stowaways on the Freight Trains of Mexico"  

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"dangerous boarding" Honduran teenagers dash for a moving freight train in Veracruz, Mexico. To avoid authorities migrants hide until the train picks up speed. The dangerous tactic increases the chance of slipping on the gravel or falling under the wheels.
 
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