Promote Justice for Mexico and the Borderlands

The nature of transborder migration and human rights violations against migrants at Mexico’s southern border has received scant attention. The Forgotten Border: Migration & Human Rights at Mexico's Southern Border sheds light on the abuse and exploitation experienced by many transmigrants as they journey northward, as well as trends in Mexico’s practices regarding immigration and border enforcement policies.

In July former Congresswoman Solis, with ninety-three of her bipartisan colleagues, sent a letter to Mexican President Felipe Calderon asking him to step up investigations into the murders and disappearances of over 400 women and girls.

Anti-immigrant legislation and sentiment have sparked the return of the 1980's Sanctuary Movement.  The New Sanctuary Movement continues the tradition of standing up for human and immigrant rights in opposition to unjust policies.