Tijuana.- Este domingo organizaciones de México y Estados Unidos colocaron cruces en la playa tanto de lado mexicano como del estadunidense para recordar a los migrantes que han muerto ahogados. En un acto simbólico acudieron al Parque de La Amistad en Playas de Tijuana y pusieron pequeñas cruces de madera
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KPBS: Imperial County May Hold Answers For Relatives Of Missing Mexicans
Enrique Morones, founder of the San Diego nonprofit Border Angels, said DNA samples of hundreds of unidentified bodies buried there would give closure to some Mexicans whose relatives disappeared trying to reach the U.S. “It’s so important for people to find out what happened to their loved one,” Morones said.
KUSI: San Diego People – Border Fence Issues
KUSI News – San Diego, CA “There is a tremendous amount of misinformation in that story. The terminology, for example, we call it a “wall”, we don’t call anybody an ‘illegal human being’, ‘illegal immigrant’. These are people. They might be undocumented. But they are not illegal human beings. Terminology
San Diego Union Tribune: Border-to-LA walk aimed at immigration reform
Organized by the Christian Community Development Association and supported locally by Border Angels, El Camino del Inmigrante, or “the path of the immigrant,” began with prayers and singing in Friendship Park, which lies on the coast on the border with Mexico. In keeping with the tradition of the Border Angels
Voice of San Diego: 45 Years in, the Border Wall at Friendship Park Has Changed But the Fellowship Hasn’t
Border Patrol Agent and San Diego native, Francisco Alvarado is the border community liaison agent. He generally works on the U.S side of the border and handles meetings through the wall at the park. “Our philosophy is based off increasing community engagement. This, along with our Border Community Liaison Program
Truthdig: Poetry Built for Survival on the U.S.- Mexico Border
A GPS cellphone safety-net tool has been developed for navigating and surviving a U.S. – Mexico border crossing. It includes life-saving information such as a navigation system that directs immigrants to water jugs left by various organizations including Border Angels. The technology, which includes a free GPS applet, was developed
Imperial Valley Press: Border Angels share stories of immigrants’ struggles
Founder and president of Border Angels, Enrique Morones, gives insight about immigrant struggles and issues to out of state visitors who are less familiar with the cause. “The purpose of Border Angels is to let people know that some of them don’t even make it, and those that do are
The Orion: Cemetery of the ‘Not Forgotten’
Border Angels founder Enrique Morones explains the grave reality of the harsh condition’s migrants face when crossing the desert. All too often, these migrants including children do not make it to the other side. “Morones leads the Border Angels two hours east of San Diego on pilgrimages to pay homage
CW6: Mutilated by “La Bestia” migrants speak out on dangerous journey to the U.S.
““It’s out of need, that’s why we risk it all,” said Jose Luis Hernandez. He’s among a group of mutilated migrants from Honduras in San Diego raising awareness about the dangers of migrating to the United States. Hernandez left his country in search for a stable life.” Read More Here
San Diego Union Tribune: Tijuana shelters cope with spike of asylum seekers
Peterson Senexant, 23, said he migrated from Haiti to Brazil in 2011 — like many other Haitians who left after the 2010 earthquake. Speaking a mixture of French, Portuguese and Spanish, Senexant said he cut hair for a living in Sao Paulo but couldn’t earn enough to send money back
