Mr. Aitch Character Analysis

A violent gang leader whom Makina meets at the Pulquería Raskolnikova after visiting Mr. Double-U. Aitch plays dominoes with his “thugs,” but clearly respects Makina and quickly defers to her when she arrives. He offers her help crossing the border in exchange for her help delivering a mysterious package to his associates in the U.S. Makina accepts his offer because she needs the help and “you don’t stop to wonder about other people’s business.” The implication is that Mr. Aitch’s package contains drugs, and therefore his deal with Makina shows how the illegality of migration across the U.S.-Mexican border facilitates organized crime, and how many migrants with important personal motivations for crossing the border but few resources are forced to turn to activities like drug smuggling in order to successfully do so.