Beast
Apr 13 2008, AP

For thousands of illegal immigrants from Central America, the long journey to the U.S. starts here, on the groaning back of a freight train they call The Beast.But these days many don’t get too far.Central Americans without documents now face increased...

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In this image released by Richard Kornberg PR, Logan Marshall-Green, left, and Dan Butler are shown in a scene from Michael Weller’s “Beast,” now playing off-Broadway at New York Theatre Workshop in New York.