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Local Residents Return From Delegation Trip With New Views On Immigration

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Citizens of Oaxaca

Citizens of Oaxaca

Mexico who were visited by delegates from Long Island COURTESY OF THE HAGEDORN FOUNDATION

Mexico who were visited by delegates from Long Island COURTESY OF THE HAGEDORN FOUNDATION

One of the local citizens of Oaxaca

One of the local citizens of Oaxaca

Mexico. COURTESY IF THE HAGEDORN FOUNDATION

Mexico. COURTESY IF THE HAGEDORN FOUNDATION

Minerva Perez plays with a boy at a home in Teotitlan del Valle in Oaxaca

Minerva Perez plays with a boy at a home in Teotitlan del Valle in Oaxaca

Mexico. COURTESY OF THE HAGEDORN FOUNDATION

Mexico. COURTESY OF THE HAGEDORN FOUNDATION

Espacio Kruz

Espacio Kruz

Espacio Kruz

Espacio Kruz

Presentation by EDUCA

Presentation by EDUCA

On our way to Monte Alban

On our way to Monte Alban

Monte Alban

Monte Alban

Minerva Perez at Monte Alban

Minerva Perez at Monte Alban

The delegation with Rosalinda Dionisio Sanchez of CPUVO. To learn more watch

The delegation with Rosalinda Dionisio Sanchez of CPUVO. To learn more watch "Minas y Mentiras" on Youtube.

Visiting COMI

Visiting COMI

a migrant shelter in Oaxaca City

a migrant shelter in Oaxaca City

Washing clothes at COMI

Washing clothes at COMI

By Jon Winkler and Kelly Zegers

 on Aug 9, 2016
This past July—as the issue of immigration has been at the forefront of America’s national discussion—a group of volunteers traveled south of the U.S.-Mexico border to see how the poorest... more

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