Nogales, Sonora — Victor Carrasco, a personal trainer from Nogales, Sonora, commutes to sister city Nogales, Arizona, to buy gasoline for his Chevrolet Silverado. “The gasoline in Mexico is not good because it ruins cars,” Carrasco said. “I prefer American gasoline because of its quality and durability.” Carrasco isn’t the only person from Mexico who…
Much of the Arizona Sonora Desert is a desolate region that is filled with desperation and little hope. Despite the lack of promise in much of the desert, people continue to cross illegally in search of hope, opportunity and stability in the United States. For years, people from all over the world particularly Latin America, have…
Every morning Antonio Navarro and five other taxi drivers park on the last block, on the last road out of Arizona. There, they wait for clients to cross from Mexico into Douglas. The last block is located directly in front of the U.S. Border Customs station. It is a lonely street; the only movement…
The entirety of Organ Pipe National Monument’s grounds opened in September, making the park’s next tour season in January the first that will cover all the grounds since the park closed nearly half its acreage in 2003. The opening comes 12 years after the death of Ranger Kris Eggle, who was killed at the park in…
Churches across the country are opening their doors to illegal immigrants facing deportation as the newly revived sanctuary movement gains more supporters. According to the Colorado Alliance for Immigration Reform, nearly 700,000 illegal immigrants attempt to cross the United States border illegally in hopes of achieving a better life. The United States and Mexico share…
