Migrant Stories

DESERTED
Border Wall / Migrant Stories

DESERTED

Join Breakthrough and filmmakers Dana Variano and Ishita Srivastava and raise your voice against one of the most pressing human rights tragedies today: the everyday deaths of migrants crossing through the deserts and mountains of the southwest United States. “The remains of at least 6,000 migrants have been found in U.S. desert […]

Migrant lives
Border Wall / Migrant Stories

Migrant lives

Traveling along the border wall, you see many traces of the footsteps of migrants.  People like you and me, who are working to improve their lives and give the opportunities to their children that they themselves did not enjoy. One of my favorites is a name I saw near the […]

Life on the road
Border Wall / Migrant Stories

Life on the road

I first saw Victor’s home last week when I was down in Tijuana’s Zona Norte.  I was shooting photos of a mural my friends are working on at the corner of Niños Heroes and Avenida Internacional. And there it was, a mattress and a pile of personal belongings covered with […]

Ni de aquí, ni de allá Border Log 3
Border Wall / Migrant Stories

Ni de aquí, ni de allá Border Log 3

July 3, 2008, Tijuana- Today I’m walking with Dan along Avenida Internacional, the four-lane highway that runs along the border between Tijuana and San Diego, and I cringe as I feel the rush of speeding cars at my back, dragging on my body. I know we are far enough off […]