In 2003, a deadly year for migrant travelers, TIBURCIO US CHAN, age 40 from the Yucatan, traveled through Mexico with a dream in his heart. The journey for Tiburcio was long and arduous, with many moments of desperation, but the thoughts of his family, who depended on his safe entry into a world of new possibilities, kept him walking. A few miles after crossing the US/MX border near the San Pedro River, his hope-filled dream ended in view of the border wall that so signifies our country’s loathing for the “other”, the one who is different from “us”.
May we soften our hearts of stone and indifference toward the plight of our migrant brothers and sisters!!