The Devil's Highway by Luis Alberto Urrea

This book by Luis Alberto Urrea follows the brutal journey a group of 26 men take to cross the Mexican border. Only 14 make it. The Atlantic referred to this book as "the single most compelling, lucid, and lyrical contemporary account of the absurdity of U.S. border policy". Urrea's book has been a national bestseller, a Pulitzer Prize finalist, a "book of the year" in multiple newspapers, and a haunting look at the dangers involved in making a trek across the border.