WHY DON’T THEY JUST COME LEGALLY?
A TRIP TO UNDERSTAND THE IMMIGRATION EXPERIENCE
Americans often ask why the many undocumented immigrants in America do not simply get papers to come here legally. They generally do not understand that coming legally involves having definite reasons to return home: a solid job contract, owning property and having a good bit of money in the bank. Coming to the US out of fear of gang or political violence, or because a child needs unaffordable medical care do not serve as justification for legal immigration.
So, what is it actually like to be an undocumented immigrant? This trip, to the border in Arizona, under the auspices of the UU Immigration Justice Coalition, is designed to build a solid level of understanding of who is crossing and why. How are they received at the border and beyond? What happens once they have crossed?
Travelers will learn from the organizations that work directly with undocumented migrants. They will go into the Sonoran Desert with those that work to prevent immigrant deaths there. They will consider discrepant views on the issues of immigration by visiting a Border Patrol station and a detention center. Each evening, we will have a debriefing session to reflect on what we learned that day.
TRIP PLAN WITH TENTATIVE DATES
October 31: Fly from Sarasota to Tucson on Delta Airlines
November 1: Become acclimated to the Southwest.
November 2: Service at Unitarian Universalist Church of Tucson
November 3: Visit to Nogales, AZ and Nogales, MX
November 4: Water trip with Humane Borders
November 5: Visit to the Florence Project---social and legal service to detained migrants
November 6: Desert trip with Samaritans
November 7: ICE Detention Center, Florence
November 8: Return to Sarasota
TRIP COST PER PERSON: $1400, DOUBLE OCCUPANCY. (includes breakfast)
Food costs up to travelers
LODGING: RAMADA VISCOUNT SUITES
TRANSPORTATION: 15 PASSENGER VAN
GROUP SIZE: 12 Travelers
PREPARATORY READING: Crossing the Line by Sarah Towle
PREPARATORY VIEWING: Which Way Home
So, what is it actually like to be an undocumented immigrant? This trip, to the border in Arizona, under the auspices of the UU Immigration Justice Coalition, is designed to build a solid level of understanding of who is crossing and why. How are they received at the border and beyond? What happens once they have crossed?
Travelers will learn from the organizations that work directly with undocumented migrants. They will go into the Sonoran Desert with those that work to prevent immigrant deaths there. They will consider discrepant views on the issues of immigration by visiting a Border Patrol station and a detention center. Each evening, we will have a debriefing session to reflect on what we learned that day.
TRIP PLAN WITH TENTATIVE DATES
October 31: Fly from Sarasota to Tucson on Delta Airlines
November 1: Become acclimated to the Southwest.
- Tucson tour
- Visit to Desert Museum
- Visit to Sahuaro National Park
November 2: Service at Unitarian Universalist Church of Tucson
- Presentation on their immigration work: No More Deaths
- Visit to Southside Presbyterian Church, first US sanctuary church
November 3: Visit to Nogales, AZ and Nogales, MX
- Kino Border Initiatives Full day educational program
November 4: Water trip with Humane Borders
- Presentation on the work of Humane Borders
November 5: Visit to the Florence Project---social and legal service to detained migrants
- Borderlinks presentation on immigration
November 6: Desert trip with Samaritans
- Visit with Sasabe Border Patrol installation
November 7: ICE Detention Center, Florence
- Federal Court Tucson Operation Streamline
November 8: Return to Sarasota
TRIP COST PER PERSON: $1400, DOUBLE OCCUPANCY. (includes breakfast)
Food costs up to travelers
LODGING: RAMADA VISCOUNT SUITES
TRANSPORTATION: 15 PASSENGER VAN
GROUP SIZE: 12 Travelers
PREPARATORY READING: Crossing the Line by Sarah Towle
PREPARATORY VIEWING: Which Way Home
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