Inmigrantes desesperados por ayuda médica no están siendo admitidos por razones humanitarias "No debería tomarse una llamada a un congresista por un niño con coágulos de sangre en el cerebro o una médula espinal enredada para considerar circunstancias humanitarias urgentes", dijo un abogado. de Adolfo Flores Publicado el 21 de enero de 2022 a las 5:02 p.m. ET Descarga el artículo en español: Inmigrantes desesperados por ayuda médica no están siendo admitidos por razones … [Read more...]
December-January Media Report
KBI in the news: Christmas at the U.S. border In December, America Magazine: the Jesuit Review of Faith and Culture, visited KBI to shoot a documentary. One of their producers and fellows was deeply moved by their experience at our Migrant Outreach Center that they wrote this article about Christmas at the U.S. border. KBI in the news: Short-changing asylum seekers must stop: The Progressive's James Goodman interviewed one of migrant organizers, Rosario, about her experience living and … [Read more...]
December-January Announcements
KBI annual fundraising dinner Kino Border Initiative works binationally between the U.S. and Mexico to promote humane, just, and workable migration. Through our Migrant Outreach Center located in Nogales, Mexico, KBI staff and volunteers provide humanitarian aid including daily meals, medical assistance, shelter, job placement, youth programming, legal advocacy, and pastoral accompaniment. Through its education and advocacy efforts, KBI aims to inform and activate others to understand the … [Read more...]
Longtime KBI Volunteer, inspired by migrant, founded “Bolsas de dignidad” “Dignity Bags” ministry at her parish
Volunteer opportunities, education and advocacy immersion trips, and public actions are all chances of encounter for people to gain awareness, accompany and to stand in solidarity with migrants at the border. For many, these experiences are transformative. Individuals go back to their communities to not only shed light on the issue but to actively work on seeking justice. Alma’s “Bolsas de dignidad” or “Dignity Bags” is one example of this. When Alma Schlor met a migrant woman named Dominga … [Read more...]
Migrant Story: Ana Carolina (excerpt from “Voices of the Border”)
Excerpt from “Voices of the Border” edited by Tobin Hansen and Maria Engracia Robles Robles, ME Purchase your copy today : Voices of the Border | Georgetown University Press Ana Carolina I’m Ana Carolina, from Guatemala City. I’m thirty-nine. I only finished sixth grade. At age fifteen I moved in with a guy, and I had seven kids: three boys, four girls. Except for the ones who have been murdered, it’s the same kids I have with me here. My oldest daughter is twenty and the youngest is … [Read more...]
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