The Garden at the Migrant Shelter: An Alternative View of the Border
In election years, U.S. politicians treat migrants as dangerous, flat, or faceless, and claim enforcement is the only solution to the “crisis.” A shelter in Nogales offers a different perspective.
When we entered the garden, Tomás’s face relaxed. We were at the Casa de la Misericordia de Todas las Naciones in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, where he had resided for six months with his wife, Cristina, and three children. Before we entered the garden, Cristina an…
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