Archives for 2015

By: Roxane Ramos Back in January, the KBI’s Kino Teens received a warm letter from Pope Francis in response to their correspondence sent some months earlier. The missive made headlines in major newspapers across the country, and the Pope’s words of encouragement to serve migrants and refugees and show solidarity with them were shared with millions. Later this month, the Holy Father will bring his message in person on a trip to the U.S., from September 22–27, with stops in Washington, …Read More

By: Roxane Ramos Here are some articles, videos, and a recent study to keep you informed about the latest in immigration and border news: From the Crux and recently posted on the KBI Facebook page, Pope Francis’s call to action about the “human tragedy” of migrants (You can follow us at https://www.facebook.com/Kino.Border.lnitiative?fref=ts.): http://www.cruxnow.com/church/2015/08/20/europes-bishops-echo-pope-francis-on-the-human-tragedy-of-migrants/. From the New Yorker, legal …Read More

By: Roxane Ramos Later this month, and coinciding with the Pope’s visit and the KBI trip to Washington, D.C., the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the U.S. and the Kino Border Initiative will publish Our Values on the Line: Migrant Abuse and Family Separation at the Border, a follow-up to Documented Failures: The Consequences of Immigration Policy and the U.S.–Mexico Border (2013). It focuses on and increases our understanding of migrant abuse in the detention process and family separation, …Read More

By: Roxane Ramos On August 15, members of the Tucson community gathered at the Temple of Music and Art Lounge to celebrate the release of The Haunting of the Mexican Border: A Woman's Journey. To introduce local author Kathryn Ferguson’s reading, Gabriel Ayala, a Yaqui classical guitarist extraordinaire who has played for the president, the pope and at the Pan Am Games, was on hand to entertain the crowd with several moving pieces, and John Fife, co-founder of the Sanctuary Movement, shared …Read More

By: Roxane Ramos With this month’s Papal visit and ever greater attention on immigration issues, in this country and throughout the world, there are a number of things you can do to show your support of immigration reform and more humane policies. Write to your representative and senators to share with them our forthcoming report, Our Values on the Line (https://www.kinoborderinitiative.org/ after September 15). In your email, include a few sentences about why we need a more humane and …Read More