The Eyes of History 2007

The White House News Photographers Association

Sarah L. Voisin

The Washington Post

ALWAYS RUNNING: JOURNEY TO THE AMERICAN DREAM
For tens of thousands of immigrants, the "American Dream" became more difficult in 2006. As the heated national debate on immigration persists, the increased attention to homeland security has tightened the border of the United States. Migrants looking for a way out of the economic depression in their own countries risk injury on the dangerous trip North. The lure is so strong that many will try again and again even after if they have failed before.

photo by Sarah L. Voisin
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