Photogallery of Class Fieldtrip to Nogales, Mexico

A full-day excursion on April 5th brought to life our study of migration. BorderLinks binational staff Sabina, Josh, and Manuel guided our trip. We walked on migrant trails in the Arizona desert with Shura of the Green Valley Samaritans; made Salvadoran pupusas for lunch and learned about LGBTQ migrants from Mariposas Sin Fronteras; observed (in)justice at work at Operation Streamline in the Tucson Federal Court; crossed the border to Mexico to walk along the border fence and view artwork about migration, and Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez’s memorial; drove through the Nogales industrial zones and learned about maquiladora factories from a former employee; witnessed informal settlement colonias where the workers live; and ate dinner provided at La Casita de la Misericordia and learned about this community center from the dedicated women who founded it to help those in the colonias so they need not migrate abroad.

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