Escape Into America

About the Book

Living and experiencing a life of extreme poverty and knowing that beyond the hills, deserts and mountains is a land of opportunity, is extremely demoralizing and heart breaking. Heart breaking because if you leave home to seek your dream, you are leaving behind a mother, a father, brothers and sisters whom you love. Daily, you watch your mother struggle to make the best she can for her family. Through prayer and advice from a local village friend and the church priest you finally decide to leave your family. The journey to America is difficult and dangerous. At every stop along the way lie danger and disappointment. The only things that keep you going are the people you meet and a little rosary that you carry in your pocket.

About the Author

Born in the small village of Nambe, north of Santa Fe, New Mexico, Flavio Rivera grew up in a family of modest means. Living close to the U.S. Mexican border and traveling extensively in Mexico he became familiar with the struggles experienced by Mexican immigrants trying to escape to America.