Book cover of The Death and Life of Aida Hernandez: A Border Story by Aaron Bobrow - Strain
Politics & Social Science

The Death and Life of Aida Hernandez: A Border Story

What happens when an undocumented teen mother takes on the U.S. immigration system?

When Aida Hernandez was born in 1987 in Agua Prieta, Mexico, the nearby U.S. border was little more than a worn-down fence. Eight years later, Aida’s mother took her and her siblings to live in Douglas, Arizona. By then, the border had become one of the most heavily policed sites in America. […Learn More]