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- No More Deaths: The Crisis on the U.S.- Mexico Border in Arizona
- Written May 25, 2011 by Ted Hesson, Huffington Post
To read the story on Huffington Post, click here.
From May 13-16, I accompanied a delegation from Long Island to Tucson, Arizona, and Nogales, Mexico, where we learned firsthand about the ongoing humanitarian crisis on the U.S.-Mexico border, and the forces that drive people to undertake the journey north.
The reality is stunning in sheer magnitude: Since 1994, there have been more than 6,000 confirmed deaths on the border.
That figure, however, only begins to quantify the crisis, according to Gene Lefebvre, a co-founder of the faith-based migrant aid organization, No More Deaths.
Click here to read the full story and watch an audio slideshow on Huffington Post.
This story appeared on the front pages of the Huffington Post Arizona Politics and Arizona Immigration Law sections:
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