On Feb. 5th 2009, we met up with Vanessa and Wendy, volunteers for “No More Deaths” in Arivaca who led us on a desert hike. They told us that “No More Deaths” is an organization that helps the migrants. The “No More Deaths” volunteers walk in the desert, look for the migrants and give them food, supplies, and clothes. We hiked to a dump site where the migrants left their belongings. At this point they have been walking in the desert for 3-5 days and this is their last stop before they get to the road. They leave their possessions here so that they don’t look like migrants when they get their ride to a US city. We collected backpacks that can be recycled. After we collected the bags, Vanessa described how she got involved in the organization and the number of migrants that came through the dump area.
When I saw the dump, it made me sad, seeing all the belongings scattered everywhere on the ground.
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