Experts talk ‘border justice’ at forum
Written by
Geoffrey Plant
on April 26, 2021
Supporting the Tierra de Oro migrant shelter in Palomas, Mexico, through supply drives and the collection of monetary donations, the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Silver City is but one cog in a volunteer-driven machine that provides critical support for Central American migrants seeking to enter the United States in search of employment or asylum — the core of what has been termed by some as a “border crisis.”
While the number of immigrants trying to cross has plateaued in recent weeks, according to experts, the needs of the vulnerable migrant population stranded in Palomas — and elsewhere along the U.S.-Mexico border — ensure that the eight vehicles full of donations that Grant Countians gave to the fellowship last week will be put to good use in Palomas, where migrants face long waits and low odds of success against a U.S. immigration system that has gone from bad to worse over the past several decades.