Tucson Safe and Sound

We made it safely to Tucson.  The journey was really long.  We drove from Davis to Desert Hot Springs on the 3rd day of our journey and had a very interesting drive through the Central Valley of California on Hwy 99 and then up and over the mountains on a lovely trip on state highway 56 down into San Bernardino and on into the Palm Springs area.  We had a lovely short visit with our friends Marilyn and Dale.  We drove to Tucson by driving around the Salton Sea (amazingly large body of water in an arid region.  We stopped in downtown Imperial for gas.  What a slice of Americana!  We then zoomed across Interstate 8 into Arizona.  I was surprised by the lush valley of Yuma and the miles of straight road going across the state.  We dragged into Tucson last night.

Our car packed and ready to go from Healing Waters to Tucson.  Lovely desert oasis!

We started our Border Links experience today.  There are 18 of us from all over the country who are here for our Delegation.  We spent our time this afternoon on getting to know each other, creating a covenant for group behavior and reviewing our journey.  We will be visiting Operation Streamline court tomorrow.  Up to 75 people are processed at a time to be deported.  I expect it to be a heart-breaking experience.  We will also be meeting with the Public Defender whose job it is to help the people who are facing deportation.  Our morning session will focus on the impact of NAFTA on immigration.  We will go to Mexico on Saturday and visit the border wall and a shelter for people caught in the web of either being deported or waiting for a chance to come to this country.

More coming soon!

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