by Leo Rodriguez
In 1948, Chicago police conducted a raid on a 4 story building on the city's west side, where they apprehended 39 illegal Mexican nationals. This raid made national headlines, primarily because the apprehension depicted the horrible ordeal the immigrants experienced as they made their 5 day journey from San Benito to Chicago, all crammed in on a false compartment under the truck.
The Mexican nationals, 38 men and one woman, ate nothing but cantaloupes, and had little drinking water throughout the journey.
Reynaldo Sanchez, age 30, and his wife Victoria, age 25, both of San Benito, were found to be the ring leaders of this smuggling attempt.
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