Life on Both Sides of the Border

Joseph Rodriguez documents the life of several immigrant families on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border.

via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/07/life-on-both-sides-of-the-border/?pagewanted=all

“Family is complicated,” the photographer Joseph Rodriguez said. “That’s all.”

Mr. Rodriguez was talking about “Migrantes,” his long-term project following several immigrant families as they journeyed from rural Mexico, past the border in Arizona and on to various parts of the American South. They encounter hardship – even death – as they go on to accept menial, backbreaking jobs on farms. But they face all these challenges together, as family.