Humane Borders Quick Facts

 

Founded: June 11, 2000, as an Arizona Corporation with 501(c)(4) IRS status.

Headquarters: First Christian Church, Tucson, Ariz.

Officers:

• President: Felipe Lundin
• President Emeritus: Robin Hoover
• Vice President: Doug Ruopp
• Treasurer: Gary Wolfe
• Secretary: Pam Jensen
• External Relations: Rev. Randy Mayer
• Phoenix Coordinator: Rev. Liana Rowe
• Washington Representative: Dinah Bear
• Executive Director: Sue Goodman
• Education: Paula Mich
• Academic Relations: Dr. Kraig Beyerlein
• Faith Representative: Rev. Hal Cowart
• Research: Dr. John Chamblee
• Chaplain: Sr. Elizabeth Ohmann
• Administration: Adria Pearson
• Intern: Debora Kovach

Volunteers: 10,000.

Drivers: 65.

Water station servicing trips: 70 trips per month May through September. 30 trips per month October through April.

First water station with a permit: March 7, 2001.

Number of water stations as of July 1, 2009: 102.

Legal, permitted water station locations: Public land in Pima County, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge, Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge, Ironwood Forest National Monument. Private land in Cochise and Pima counties.

Budget: $106,628 (2003) $108,850 (2004) $155,771 (2005) $205,000 (2006) $189,780 (2007) $154,000 (2008)

Funding sources: Pima County Board of Supervisors, Disciples of Christ, United Church of Christ, Presbyterian Church USA, United Methodist Church, corporate sponsors (AmeriMex, Radio Unica, Univision), in-kind contributions, individual donations.

Big Dipper logo: Incorporates the "drinking gourd" from the slavery abolitionist movement and water pouring from the dipper to symbolize Humane Borders' humanitarian assistance.

Legislative advocacy points: (1) Legalize the undocumented now living and working in the U.S. (2) Begin a responsible guest worker program by issuing work visas directly to migrants so that they are not tied to any one employer or sector of the economy and allow workers to be organized. (3) Increase the number of visas for Mexican nationals. (4) Demilitarize border. (5) Support economic development in Mexico. (6) Federal aid for local medical service providers, law enforcement and adjudication, land owners and managers.

Major media coverage: Washington Post, New York Times, L. A. Times, Arizona Republic, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Dallas Morning News, Associated Press, The Yomiuri Shimbun NY, Manchester Guardian England, Time Magazine, People, Magazine, MSNBC Special Report, CNN, NBC Nightly News, Jim Lehrer News Hour, O'Reilly Factor, MSNBC Buchanan and Press, MSNBC Dan Abrams Report, Fox News from the Heartland, Telemundo, Univision, ABC Prime Time, 2 France Television, BBC, Television Espanola, TV Sweden, SAT 1 German TV, Italian National Television, NPR Washington, Radio Unica.

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