Along the border in Nogales through a worn out metal fence with holes smaller than pennies, Joanna Celaya sees her brother for the first time in three years. They talk, share stories of their lives for several hours. Here along the border in Nogales are the fence talkers people who come to share love with…
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…
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…
The Tucson Unified School District is promising to welcome and provide educational opportunities to all of its students, regardless of immigration status. At the end of March, the TUSD Governing Board voted unanimously 5-0 on a resolution that labeled the district as an “immigrant destination district,” and to support National Educator’s Coming Out Day, celebrated…
