What happens in Crossing the Wire?

As we learned, in Crossing the Wire (2006), Will Hobbs documents the journey of two 15-year-old Mexican boys, Victor Flores and Rico Rivera, across the border into the U.S. Rico hires a coyote (i.e., wayfarers who herald South and Central American migrants across the US border). Victor decides to wing it.

What happened to Victor’s father Crossing the Wire?

Veteran outdoor-adventure writer Hobbs gets in on the heated illegal-immigration debate with this account of a boy’s struggle to cross the Mexican border into the [End Page 500] U.S. Victor Flores’ father died while working as an illegal immigrant in el Norte, so Victor is scared and upset when his best friend, Rico, …

What happens at the end of Crossing the Wire?

He also endures the freezing cold in the mountains, the scorching heat of the desert, and severe hunger. In the end, his determination and perseverance finally pay off, when Victor finds a job cutting asparagus for $60.00 a day enabling him to send money home to his family.

What is the resolution of Crossing the Wire?

The resolution of the story is that Victor finally makes it to the United States and he finally gets to see his best friend Rico again. But Rico has to go back to Mexico and Victor decided to stay in America to find work and send back money home for his family. So they have to say their goodbyes once again.

Where does Crossing the Wire take place?

“Crossing the wire”—what does that expression mean? It’s an expression for illegal entry into the United States from Mexico across the barbed-wire cattle fence that separates the two countries along remote swaths of the border. Legal crossings take place at Ports of Entry in the border towns and cities.