Through interviews, participant-observation, photography, and archaeology, De León sheds light on the lived experience of migrants traversing the Sonoran desert. Their first hand accounts reveal the disturbing reality of Prevention Through Deterrence and the hybrid collectif. In chapter 7, De León documents Memo and Lucho’s final crossing of the border. Their experiences are a testament to the determination of border crossers as well as the inefficacy of prevention through deterrence; regardless of the amount of resources funneled into border security, those seeking to improve their material condition in the U.S. will continue to risk their lives. Systems like Operation streamline can’t keep migrants from crossing given the fact that it’s impossible to prosecute them all in federal courts. Furthermore, private corporations profit from the detainment of migrants. Overall, I think that it’s incredibly ironic that the United States’ war on immigration (fight for sovereignty) is now a model for other countries seeking to quell unwanted migration. How are we to go about altering perceptions of borders and sovereignty if more and more nations take to vilifying outsiders?