Migrant Issues Close to Home Spur Groups to Take Action

Kathy Babcock’s involvement with immigration issues began with a knock on her door. Three days after she moved to Green Valley, Arizona, two Mexican migrants who had crossed the border knocked, asking for food and water. “We had no idea what was going on here,” said Babcock, who had recently moved from the San Francisco area to the retirement community, which is located about 70 kilometers from the border. “We gave them food and water and $10 and pointed them north.” She soon became...

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