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Powerful personal accounts from migrants crossing the US-Mexico
border provide an understanding of their experiences, as well as
the consequences of public policy Migrants, refugees, and deportees
live through harrowing situations, yet their personal stories are
often ignored. While politicians and commentators mischaracterize
and demonize, herald border crises, and speculate about who people
are and how they live, the actual memories of migrants are rarely
shared. In the tradition of oral storytelling, Voices of the Border
reproduces the stories migrants have told, offering a window onto
both individual and shared experiences of crossing the US-Mexico
border. This collection emerged from interviews conducted by the
Kino Border Initiative (KBI), a Jesuit organization that provides
humanitarian assistance and advocates for migrants. Based in
Nogales, Arizona, and Nogales, Sonora-twin border cities connected
by shared histories, geographies, economies, and cultures-the
editors and their colleagues documented migrants' testimonios to
amplify their voices. These personal narratives of lived
experiences, presented in the original Spanish with English
translations, bring us closer to these individuals' strength, love,
and courage in the face of hardship and injustice. Short
introductions written by migrant advocates, humanitarian workers,
religious leaders, and scholars provide additional context at the
beginning of each chapter. These powerful stories help readers
better understand migrants' experiences, as well as the
consequences of public policy for their community. Royalties from
the sale of the book go to the Kino Border Initiative.
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