The Crossing: Chayo - from the "Travelogue: Volume Two" episode by State of the Re:Union published on 2015-05-21T15:55:41Z In January of 2012, Robin Riggins’ best friend Marie Dorantes—who goes by the nickname Chayo—was deported to Mexico. Chayo had lived in Los Angeles for more than twenty years. Her three sons were born here. There seemed to be no other choice than to try to cross back to the place she considered home. In February, Chayo called to say she was about to set out on foot from Altár Sonora, and cross the Arizona desert. But she never arrived in Tucson. Told in Robin’s words, this is Chayo’s story. For more from this episode, visit http://stateofthereunion.com Genre publicradio