Kino Border Initiative | Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley | Hope Border Institute Saturday November 7th, 2020 We congratulate you, Mr. Joseph R. Biden Jr., on the occasion of your election as the next President of the United States. You assume office at a time when the country faces sweeping challenges and needs. We require a renewed sense of politics as commitment to the common good, repaired democratic institutions and norms, a path forward through the pandemic, racial … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2020
Education: The Bridge From Aid to Advocacy
Since the Kino Border Initiative was founded in 2009, education has always been core to its work in addition todirect humanitarian assistance and affecting policy on the local, regional, and national level. These three pillars--education, humanitarian aid, and advocacy-serve as complementary vehicles for living out our vision of humane, just, workable migration between the U.S. and Mexico. When KBI’s mission was established, offering immersion experiences for groups in Ambos Nogales was not … [Read more...]
Alfonso’s Story: Escaping to Nogales
On a brisk evening in the small town of Tecpán in Central Mexico, the mafia set flames to Alfonso Mendoza’s vehicle and house while his wife, daughters, sons-in-law, and grandchildren were asleep inside. He was just five blocks away, mourning the death of his twenty-year-old nephew, Omar who had been murdered mere hours before. The mafia had total control of Tecpán and the Mendoza family had ultimately fallen into its web of violence. “Everything begins with them seeing people prosper, seeing … [Read more...]
October Media Report
October 16th Migrants are being rapidly expelled by the hundreds on a weekly basis to the small town of Sásabe, Sonora just west of Nogales. These are notjustMexican nationals, but migrants from Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador as well. They are left in this town with no idea of where they are and a lack of infrastructure and resources for discerning next steps. A Tucson-based organizer, Dora Rodriguez says: “We believe that Border Patrol is getting away with these horrible deportation … [Read more...]
October Announcements
On October 21st, a resilient and dedicated group of migrants and asylum seekers from KBI gathered in downtown Nogales, Sonora to accompany childrenwho led the Children Seeking Asylum March. With steel beams of the border wall towering above, 10-year-old Fanny, 8-year-old Ronald, 15-year-old Anyeli, and 16-year-old Monse from Mexico, Venezuela, Honduras, and Mexico respectively courageously shared personal stories, statements, and pleas to one day have the opportunity to seek refuge in the United … [Read more...]