Crossing with the Virgin: Stories from the Migrant Trail PDF
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n o s u g er F n y hr at K y b h p a gr o ot h P Virgin of Guadalupe tapestry hangs on border wall in Nogales, Sonora. STorieS From The migrANT TrAil by Kathryn Ferguson, Norma A. Price, and Ted Parks with forewords by Claudia Aburto Guzmán and Rev. John M. Fife The University of Arizona Press Tucson The University of Arizona Press © 2010 Kathryn Ferguson, Norma A. Price, and Ted Parks All rights reserved www.uapress.arizona.edu Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Ferguson, Kathryn. Crossing with the Virgin : stories from the migrant trail / Kathryn Ferguson, Norma A. Price, and Ted Parks ; with forewords by John M. Fife and Claudia Aburto Guzmán. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 978-0-8165-2854-7 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Illegal aliens—Mexican-American Border Region. 2. Humanitarian assistance— Mexican-American Border Region. 3. Border crossing—Mexican-American Border Region. 4. United States—Emigration and immigration—Social aspects. 5. Mexico— Emigration and immigration—Social aspects. I. Price, Norma A., 1942– II. Parks, Ted, 1955– III. Title. HV4011.M58F47 2010 304.8'730720922–dc22 2009033458 C Manufactured in the United States of America on acid-free, archival-quality paper containing a minimum of 30% post-consumer waste and processed chlorine free. 15 14 13 12 11 10 6 5 4 3 2 1 Our book is dedicated to migrants crossing through the southern Arizona desert, and to the families left behind. The stories were told to us by migrants we met on the trails and in the hospital between the years 2002 and 2008. We asked people if we could write their stories, and we kept notes on what they told us, including facts and feelings. We have changed names to keep people anonymous. With Special Thanks The publication of this book was generously supported by Greg and Bonnie Kuykendall H. Ray McPhail Anne Patton James D. Philips Jr. Elizabeth Turner Contents List of Illustrations xi Acknowledgments xiii Foreword xv Claudia Aburto Guzmán Foreword xix Rev. John M. Fife Discovering the Migrant Trail Volunteer 1 Ted Parks First Samaritan Patrol 6 Norma Price It’s Personal 10 Kathryn Ferguson Stories from the Migrant Trail Story One 17 Norma Story Two 21 Kathryn Story Three 22 Norma Story Four 26 Kathryn Story Five 33 Ted viii contents Story Six 36 Kathryn Story Seven 44 Norma Story Eight 48 Kathryn Story Nine 52 Ted Story Ten 56 Ted Norma Story Eleven 63 Story Twelve 67 Story Thirteen 69 Story Fourteen 74 Ted Story Fifteen 81 Story Sixteen 86 Story Seventeen 91 Kathryn Story Eighteen 99 Story Nineteen 111 Story Twenty 117 Story Twenty-one 121 Story Twenty-two 127 Ted Story Twenty-three 131 Story Twenty-four 133 Story Twenty-five 136 Contents ix Norma Story Twenty-six 141 Story Twenty-seven 146 Story Twenty-eight 149 Story Twenty-nine 151 Kathryn Story Thirty 159 Story Thirty-one 161 Story Thirty-two 167 Story Thirty-three 171 Norma Story Thirty-four 177 Story Thirty-five 183 Story Thirty-six 187 Ted Story Thirty-seven 193 Story Thirty-eight 199 Story Thirty-nine 201 Homage 205 Kathryn Epilogue 207 Further Reading and Resources 209
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