From the train of death to the wall of shame.

From the essay From the train of death to the wall of shame.

Much has been made of the perils undocumented workers face crossing the southern border of the United States in search of work and a better life. For Central Americans, the U.S. border marks the end of one of the longest, most treacherous migrations on the planet. Still there has been a rise of 50 percent of undocumented Central Americans from Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras living in the U.S. since 2000.

Here Guatemalan porters smuggle goods across the Rio Suchiate which forms the porous border between Guatemala and Mexico. Talisman, Mexico

James Whitlow Delano, photographer