Danessa Hernandez

Professor Jacob Ketcham

English 120
March 15, 2016
Interview Responses

Lourdes Reyes
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Looking for a better life for my kids and myself

1980 June
The kids ages were 4 years and 2 years
Two parents and two children crossed
Crossed at Texas border
No other people crossed at the border with them ( they didnt have enough
money to buy a coyote)
7. Amarillo TX was destination ( was undocumented until Reagan passed the
Amnesty Act for undocumented people)
8. No border walls when crossing. There are still no border walls at the part they
crossed just the Rio Grande.
9. Found out where to cross from his husband. ( Husband was there months
before establishing himself and then came to get the family)
10.Only took the children with her when crossing and a change of clothes
( important documents e.g. ID and shot records)
11.Didnt have plan before hand to cross just decided to cross when husband
wanted her to come over to the U.S.
12.Came from central Mexico to border town when she was 12 years old and
entered middle school. ( travel through train inside)
13.Use to be a passenger train that traveled from the border to Aguas Calientes
14.Traveled with most of her clothes and important documents as well from
leaving central Mexico
15.Crossing the river the water was waist high because of the use of the river for
irrigation
16.Saw other people cross before her journey
17.Most at time crossing she viewed were either children or around their 20s40s
18.There wasnt much violence at the time in border town ( could walk at
midnight on the streets and nothing would happen)
19.Her parents had visas around 1989 ( she applied for them when she became
a resident 1990)
20.Describe your experience