About DukeEngage Tucson 2010

Immigration is perhaps the single largest domestic challenge facing both the United States and Mexico today. People die nearly every week attempting to cross the border. Hostilities against immigrants in the U.S. rise daily. Local, state, and international relations are increasingly strained.

For eight weeks this summer, seven students have been given the opportunity to travel to Tucson, Arizona and Nogales, Mexico to study the many faces of immigration. Following two weeks of meetings with local activists, a Border Patrol agent, a federal public defender, lawyers, members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, maquiladora owners, Grupos Beta employees, migrants, and local farmers, we will spend six weeks partnered with Southside Day Labor Camp, BorderLinks, or Humane Borders in order to further immerse ourselves in the issues of immigration.

This blog chronicles our experiences and our perspectives on what we learn while here in Arizona. We hope our stories are interesting and informative.


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Saturday, June 26, 2010

Migrant Walk Ceremony

On Sunday, June 6th, our group went to the Migrant Walk Ceremony. The Migrant Walk was organized by Kat from Coalición de Derechos Humanos. Volunteers walk 75 miles in the desert from Sásabe, Sonora to Tucson, AZ. They walk in the intense heat for a week to pay tribute to the migrants. On Sunday, we joined in the ceremony to welcome them back from their journey. Fresh off the desert, they came exhausted. The majority of the walker were crying, having been moved so deeply by their experience. The ceremony was very moving- there bands and various speakers explaining the importance of the walk and the need for immigration reform. To view some of the highlights from the ceremony, check out the clips below.

Clip of Pablo Peregrina's music

Clip from Kat's Speech


Tom, a walker and member of Coloradans for Immigrant Rights
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