". . . a keen look at the migrant economy . . . (in) nine skillful, moving stories. Quinones layers with the sociological, economic, and historical context of 60 years of immigration . . . (in these) very fine pieces of literary journalism."—Publishers Weekly, starred review
". . . journalism that doesn't replay or expand on the cliched or stereotyped stories of the exotic border . . . Genuinely original work. . . ."—San Francisco Chronicle
"Where others see unremarkable immigrants, Quinones finds gold . . . he has filed the best dispatches about Mexican migration and its effects on the United States and Mexico, bar none."—Los Angeles Times
"Quinones' book humanizes a political issue that has become sloganized into meaninglessness . . . (he)delves deeply and with rich and illustrative detail into the cultural ramifications of our shaky borders."—Santa Fe Reporter
"This book humanizes the immigration issue . . . by focusing on in-depth profiles of migrants on both sides of the border and telling their tales with empathy and a novelist's eye for character, narrative structure, and psychological detail."—Bloomsbury Review
"The strength of Quinones' collection of stories rests in his ability to blur stories of departure and settlement...The accessibility of these 'true tales'...make Quinones' monograph ideally suited for undergraduate classes in borderlands, US West, and California history."—Southern California Quarterly
"Sam Quinones has a remarkable ability to put a human face on the controversial issue of immigration..."—Magill's Literary Annual 2008
"( Antonio's Gun and Delfino's Dream) is an exclamation point in Quinones' career and solidifies its author's membership in an elite fraternity of border journalists....Quinones presents the matter with skill and insight refreshing to even the most migration-calloused ears."—Texas Observer
"Quinones approaches (Mexican immigration) with his eyes and ears open and with his mind not already made up. He reports the actual lives of people so they become something larger and more fascinating than theory."—New Mexico Historical Review
"...an engaging book in which biographies of individuals are skillfully assembled to provide a revealing look at political, economic and social change in Mexico and in Mexican communities in the United States."—Journal of Latin American Studies
"Sam Quinones has produced a sublime collection. . . . Antonio's Gun and Delfino's Dream (is) must reading for anyone seriously interested in the issue of immigration."—Tennessean
"This book illuminates individual lives in a historic movement and muses on the nature of the movement . . . scrupulously researched . . . infused with life and spirit and affection . . . Quinones is a hell of a storyteller."—Tucson Weekly
"(Quinones') gift for storytelling brings the Mexican mindset to life and provides important cultural and economic context . . . the rich picture evoked overall is fascinating."—Library Journal