The United States has always been known as a country of immigrants. You need only to turn to the revered Statue of Liberty and read the chiseled words, “Give me your tired, your weak, your huddled masses...” to understand that immigration is central to us as a nation. But over the past number of years the issues of immigration have been twisted and turned on its head making it very difficult to know what is true or false. This class will delve deeply in root causes of immigration and the realities along the border, as well as in communities across the United States. In addition, we will delve into the work of the Southern Arizona Humanitarian group called the Samaritans, and how for more than 20 years they have worked to stop migrant deaths in the desert and along the way have helped create a movement of compassion and care.

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