La Mariposa en la Pared

The everyday experiences of latino immigrants through the eyes of an outsider. Las vidas típicas de unos inmigrantes latinos a través de los ojos de una forastera.

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Location: Upstate NY, United States

"To me it’s always interesting when you get accepted somewhere you don’t really belong. It’s interesting when people open up and let you in their world." - Gilles Mingasson

Friday, May 16, 2008

Mariposita Soñadora

"It seems as though the drama of crossing is just preparation, a taste of what is to come. It is training for becoming a shadow; for becoming sub human, for being broken into lowering your gaze and doing the work for less than minimum wage. ..having to go through the border is just practice for what is to come."


She and I may share a name, but I write only what I see. This girl is living the life of an undocumented student, and writing about it. Read the life of a DREAMer, here.

And here is more information on what it means to be a DREAMer.