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Advocacy


Research
Migration is a complex phenomenon and for this reason, the Kino Border Initiative recognizes the importance of providing a space in which scholars and students can do research on migration and help find solutions to pressing policy issues. Past researchers have investigated topics such as service learning, nursing care for women migrants and the effects of security policies on the U.S./Mexico border. If you are interested in visiting KBI to engage in research, please contact
Ms. Ivette Fuentes at ifuentes@kinoborderinitiative.org.

Advocacy
The KBI’s advocacy efforts are rooted in Catholic teaching and are a response to the human realities that we encounter at the border. We partner with other organizations to advocate in the US and Mexico for policies that advance humane, just and workable migration in the region. KBI’s advocacy is supported by a survey in its Aid Center for Migrants to obtain basic information about the people served and to document abuses committed against them as well as ongoing, in-depth documentation of migrants’ experiences in Mexico and the U.S.
Our advocacy includes the following reports. Click on the image to read the PDF.

Communities in Crisis:
Interior Removals and Their Human Consequences

Intake Without Oversight:
Firsthand Experiences with the Customs and Border Protection Complaints Process 


Access to Justice for Migrants in Mexico
A Right That Exists Only on the Books

Y la impunidad continua. Segundo informe de la Red Migrante Sonora


An Uncertain Path
Justice for Crimes and Human Rights Violations against Migrants and Refugees in Mexico


Our Values on the Line:
Migrant Abuse and Family Separation at the Border


Documented Failures:
the Consequences of Immigration Policy and the U.S.-Mexico Border.

If you are interested in learning more about advocacy efforts or supporting this work, please contact:

United States
Joanna Williams
jwilliams@kinoborderinitiative.org
(520) 287-2370

Mexico
Rafael Chee
rchee@kinoborderinitiative.org
(520) 287-2370

“Our willingness to defend migrants is a matter of life or death in the most literal sense. Our willingness to protect the institution of the family is critical to the well-being of society.”

– Fr. Sean Carroll

“My demand would be for a more humane immigration system”

– Canisius College student

From the Blog

  • Statement of Northern Border Shelters on US and Mexico Policy to Restrict Asylum
  • KBI Responds to Trump’s Proclamation and Calls for Protection of Dignity, Family and Binationality
  • Stop the Indefinite Detention of Children!
  • Call to Action: Support Human Rights in Nicaragua
  • Defending Asylum for Domestic Abuse Survivors
KINO BORDER INITIATIVE
OUR LOCATION IN USA
P.O. Box 159
Nogales, AZ 85628-0159
(520) 287-2370
OUR LOCATION IN MEXICO
Edificio 3, Dept. 401
Colonia Fovissste II, C.P. 84020
Nogales, Sonora
011-52 (631) 316-2086
(If dialing from the US: 011-52)
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