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Bearing Witness to the Plight of Migrants on the Mexico Border
A UU member reflects on his time as a volunteer for Al Oltro Lado, helping migrants in Tijuana, Mexico.
By Donald Thornberry on July 25, 2019
When I first walked across the border separating San Ysidro, California from Tijuana, Mexico, I had little idea of what to expect. I was heading to an afternoon orientation session for volunteers with Al Otro Lado (AOL), a binational organization supported by UUSC providing free legal services to asylum-seekers. I traveled from Sacramento, where I’m a member of the Unitarian Universalist Society of Sacramento.
That first afternoon, I met volunteers from the United States, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, and South Korea. Some were academic or private-practice immigration lawyers; others were teachers, professors, or students on summer break.