I really enjoyed the approach to ethnography that De León took in The Land of Open Graves. Not only was it really easy for me to understand and follow along with the reasons why De León thought that archaeology and studying the objects left behind by immigrants on the migrant trail was important, but I also was able to get attached to the stories told in this ethnography. In the introduction, Jason De León discusses his desire to adhere to the wishes of the people he met along the border by portraying their experiences as accurately as possible and allowing his readers to understand that these are real people instead of subscribing to prejudiced narratives that exist throughout our media. I can confidently say that this ethnography accomplishes this goal and allows the reader to get a better understanding of what it might be like to have to illegally immigrate into the United States. I also thought this ethnography could definitely connect to earlier ethnographies we read because of the discussions about the environment and objects left behind during the crossing. Like our earlier discussion about the river filled with drug paraphernalia, this ethnography also explored the connection between the environment and narratives being put out about those who have left items there. Both drug addiction and illegal immigration certainly carry stigmas in our society and so it was interesting to compare these two situations and see how they might be similar and different. Furthermore, I thought that the technique of alternating between interviews and analysis in this ethnography helped to contextualize and amplify the experiences of the interviewees, which is especially important with a topic like this. Overall, I was super glad to have read this ethnography and am planning on reading the rest of the book when I have more free time this summer.