A few weeks ago, I featured the faith-based activist group "Humane Borders." With Tucson being so close to the border, there are many other groups like Humane Borders that fight to help illegal immigrants as cross the hot, dry desert.
Another group based out of Southern Arizona is "No More Deaths/ No Mas Muertes." It was started in 2004 after many people realized that hundreds of immigrants were dying in the Arizona desert as they tried to cross the border. Finding this unacceptable, people from many different faiths joined together to create No More Deaths.
According to their Web site, the goal of the grou is "to provide water, food, and medical assistance to migrants walking through the Arizona desert; to moniter US operations on the border and work to change US policy to resolve the "war zone" criis on the border; and to bring the plight of migrants to public attention."
The organization is an umbrella for over 10 activist groups, including Humane Borders, and hosts over 8-10 major activities within Southern Arizona.
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