The desert of Sonora is hot. In some parts the temperature can reach over 130° Fahrenheit in the shade. It stretches over southwestern Arizona, parts of California, Nevada, and northwestern Mexico. Since October 2007, over 20 immigrants have died in Arizona, many from crossing the Sonoran Desert.
From my own experience I know how John F. Kennedy electrified a generation of youth. Because my father was his friend and biographer, I was fortunate to have known him. Kennedy came to my home in Williamstown when I was a small boy. My family and I visited him in his Georgetown home during the 1960 primaries.
Marcos' Story: I've been living in southern California for about eleven years. I would go to school and go home to watch some cartoons. I was also into skateboarding until I was seventeen. Beautiful, sunny California was a paradise for this hobby. As I was growing up something sparked awareness in me that I was illegal in the United States. I had always known but had never taken it seriously.
