Day 5 Group 2

Today we left the First Christian Church and made our way to the Borderlinks Headquarters in Tucson. With a very tightly packed itinerary we found ourselves incredibly busy today, starting with an orientation of Borderlinks as well as an activity called "Immigration Simulation", in which we each had roles as farmers, salespeople etc. in Mexico and the US. After that and lunch our group heard a presentation by the Sierra Club, an environmental protection organization talking to us about the harmful environmental effects of the border wall between the US and Mexico, as well as a second activity called "Legal Immigration Simulation" which taught us about the difficulties of immigrating legally to the US and why illegal immigration was often a more viable solution for many desperate workers. After dinner we drove a few blocks away to attend a night-time vigil for immigration awareness in Tucson, also attended by Rev. Hoover. The service itself resembled a Unitarian service with the symbolic candle that was lit and the prayers we said. Though we didn't have as much free time today as before, we still managed to do lots of interesting things, and I'm sure we'll all sleep well...