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

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"gift for a northbound migrant" Hands of Central American migrants and a Mexican food giver meet as the train passes through Fortin, Veracruz, Mexico. The kindness of people in Veracruz state is legendary among train riding stowaways. From his family's tiny trackside market, Fabian Gonzalez Hernandez, 16 often gives food to northbound stowaways.
 
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