American Immigration Council – Fact Sheet for Immigrants in Arizona

The American Immigration Council just released a new fact sheet detailing the critical role that immigrants play in Arizona. This new data describes the demographic makeup and economic contributions of immigrants in the state, underscoring the role they will play in our economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.  Key details from the Arizona Fact Sheet

The Post Article: Covid-19 has come to our migrant camp – Opinion by Sister Norma Pimentel

Covid-19 has come to our migrant camp. It makes ending the MPP policy even more urgent Opinion by Sister Norma Pimentel – Washington Post Last week, we learned of the first coronavirus case here in the migrant camp in Matamoros, Mexico. Take a moment, please, and pause to consider how remarkable this is in the

“Sweet Water” – Humane Borders Station named for Famed Author Luis Alberta Urrea

“Sweet Water” – Humane Borders Station named for Famed Author Luis Alberta Urrea  by Paul Ingram  Along the sandy desert road known as the El Camino del Diablo, or the Devil’s Highway, a blue flag wafts lazily in the cool morning air. At the base on the flag is a blue 55-gallon barrel filled with agua

Sharemoney Scholarship Program for Immigrants – Rutgers University 

Application Submission Deadline: August 18th, 2020 Sharemoney is a company passionate about improving the lives of immigrants. Accordingly, they offer a scholarship program for immigrants who plan on attending Rutgers University. For more information, please visit their website HERE.

Bellarmine professor goes face-to-face with the stark realities of the US/Mexican border

July 19th, 2019 – Frank Hutchins, Special to Courier Journal As we slept comfortably on the nights of June 23 and 24, the desert around us came alive with desperate, hopeful, and — ultimately in many cases — dispirited bodies. We know this because, on the afternoon of June 26 in the U.S. District Court

1,600 Miles, 85 Hours A Migrant Family Takes a Greyhound Across America

By Miriam Jordan Photographs by Todd Heisler The New York Times May 26, 2019 DALLAS — By the time it pulled into Dallas, the bus from Arizona was two hours and 47 minutes late. It had left Phoenix overbooked, turned away passengers with tickets in Tucson, rolled through El Paso at 2 a.m. and finally

Reporting on the Retirees Making Migrants’ Journeys a Little Easier

By Miriam Jordan The New York Times May 29, 2019 Times Insider explains who we are and what we do, and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together. They descended silently from the unmarked immigration van that had pulled up outside the iconic Benedictine monastery in Tucson, which has been converted temporarily into

Military presence, lane blockades at ports of entry cause concern in Nogales

Heightened security ‘Couldn’t have come at a worse time’ By Curt Prendergast Arizona Daily Star Nov 16, 2018 “We want to make sure the people come through in a peaceful manner, and we will gladly process them” at a port of entry, said Teresa Small, a spokeswoman for Customs and Border Protection. Shipping containers now

Migrant caravan and military concertina wire

At the border, uncertainty about the migrant caravan and military concertina wire By Dan Lamothe and Maya Averbuch November 14 The Trump administration has dispatched more than 5,900 active-duty troops to the border to buttress U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents processing asylum claims. Federal law and Pentagon policy limit the scope of what the

Zero-tolerance policy is cruel, immoral.

Separating children from their parents at the border ‘breaks my heart’ By Laura Bush June 17 at 8:45 PM Laura Bush is a former first lady of the United States. On Sunday, a day we as a nation set aside to honor fathers and the bonds of family, I was among the millions of Americans