2013 Social Action Summer Institute
BorderLinks Experiential Trip Registration
June 17, 2013
Social Action Summer Institute
Douglas
Monday, June 17th, 2013
Leaders: 1 BorderLinks staff
14 SASI Participants
7:00am Leave for Douglas
9:30am Meet with border rancher JC Mutchler
12:00pm Lunch
1:00pm Visit Border Patrol station in Douglas
3:00pm Visit border wall
4:00pm Return to Tucson
6:30pm Arrive at UA
*Please note: the names of participants in this group must be confirmed 3-4 weeks ahead, in order to gain entrance to Border Patrol station
JC Mutchler owns land along the US-Mexico Border near the San Pedro River Reserve. He will chat with us about his experiences with migration through the area and the environmental impacts.
The Border Patrol is a federal police force whose jurisdiction spreads throughout the country but concentrates along the 6,000 miles of U.S. border with Canada and Mexico. Their mission is to prevent people who are not in possession of immigration documents from coming into the U.S., as well as those in possession of illegal substances such as drugs. They have been part of the Department of Homeland Security since 2003.
The Border Wall - Construction of the border wall in Nogales began in 1994 with Operation Safeguard, part of an effort to seal the areas around urban ports of entry by increasing security features such as physical barriers, technological surveillance, and Border Patrol and military staffing.