Justice at México-U.S. Border

(1 Credit Hour) · Undergraduate

This one credit S/U course examines why migrants leave their home countries, what they encounter at the border, responses from U.S.-based citizen and faith groups, and the effectiveness of U.S. enforcement policies. In order to bridge theory and praxis, the course will involve an immersive experience to the Tucson, Arizona borderlands area during Spring Break. While there, students will have the opportunity to observe legal proceedings, attend a humanitarian aid training, tour a Border Patrol facility, listen to stories from migrant families, visit the border wall, and participate in a humanitarian desert trip. Class sessions before and after the trip will focus on the experience of migration and possible responses inspired by Catholic Social Teaching. This course is open to all undergraduate students. Transportation, food, and lodging are provided. So that we may book flights and make other arrangements, students who add this class will be required to sign a participation agreement.