No más muertes: un grupo humanitario proporciona ayuda de emergencia a inmigrantes que cruzan la frontera
Uno de los más importantes asuntos relacionados con la inmigración en el suroeste ha sido la el peligro que los trabajadores indocumentados asumen al cruzar la frontera. Al menos 182 personas murieron el año pasado al intentar cruzar el desierto de Arizona . Hablamos con Shanti Sellz and Daniel Strauss, estudiantes voluntarios de No Más Muertes (No More Deaths), un grupo humanitario que proporciona ayuda a inmigrantes que cruzan la frontera entre Arizona y México. En 2005 fueron arrestados y acusados de dos delitos graves por ayudar a tres inmigrantes indocumentados a conseguir ayuda médica urgente.
Monday, April 23rd, 2007
No More Deaths: Humanitarian Group Provides Life-Saving Aid to Immigrants Crossing Border
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One of the biggest issues surrounding immigration in the Southwest has been the plight of undocumented workers crossing the borders. At least 182 people died trying to cross through the Arizona desert last year. We speak with Shanti Sellz and Daniel Strauss, student volunteers with No More Deaths, a humanitarian group that provides aid to immigrants crossing the Arizona-Mexico border. In 2005, they were arrested and charged with two felonies for helping three undocumented immigrants get urgently needed medical care. [includes rush transcript]
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From those who can stay in this country to those who can't. Here in the Southwest, one of the biggest issues surrounding immigration has been the plight of undocumented workers crossing the borders. At least 182 people died trying to cross through the Arizona desert last year.
Shanti Sellz and Daniel Strauss are student volunteers with No More Deaths -- a humanitarian group that provides aid to immigrants crossing the Arizona and Mexico border. In the heat of summer in July 2005, they were arrested and charged with two felonies for helping three undocumented immigrants get urgently needed medical care. No More Deaths responded with a campaign they called "Humanitarian Aid is Never a Crime." The charges were finally dismissed last year.
Daniel Strauss, volunteer with No More Deaths, a coalition working along the Arizona-Mexico border.
Shanti Sellz, volunteer with No More Deaths, a coalition working along the Arizona-Mexico border.
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