Monday, July 18, 2011

Immigration News: Migrant Heartbreaks on the Border

By Frontera NorteSur, via Grassroots Press
July 13, 2011

Crossings and detentions of undocumented migrants might be sharply down on the US-Mexico border, but many people stuck on the international line face stark conditions. Despite the well-known dangers and difficulties in crossing the border without papers, migrants continue attempting almost Herculean feats to reach the US. And more than a few die on the journey to the Promised Land.

In Sonora, state police announced this month the discovery of eight people who presumably died of exposure to the elements in the inhospitable desert near the US border. [...]

Read the full article:
http://www.grass-roots-press.com/2011/07/13/immigration-news-migrant-heartbreaks-on-the-border/

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