Tucson, Ariz. vigil honors migrants who died crossing the Arizona-Mexico border
Tucson, Ariz. vigil honors migrants who died crossing the Arizona-Mexico border
By Fan Wang/Cronkite News | November 8, 2015 @ 11:00 am
TUCSON, Ariz. — More than 100 people made a five-hour pilgrimage the historic San Xavier Mission in honor of those who lost their lives on the border.
Derechos Humanos, a human rights group in Tucson, organizes Coalición de Derechos Humanos every year to remember the migrants who lost their lives crossing the border.
This year participants carried 137 crosses to represent each life lost on the Arizona-Mexico border this year. Most migrants died in the desert and many are unidentified.
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“Death is part of our deterrence policy but that doesn’t deter anybody who’s fleeing violence or hunger or seeking to be with their families,” said Garcia.
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