Artwork from Travis Park Church Migrant Hospitality March-July 2019 The clothes they gave me are too small. The shoes don’t fit. My feet stick out the back. When I asked the man at Dilley for a bigger size He yelled at me. * The mean man at Dilley always shouts at us.... Continue Reading →
Horrible for My Daughter
Artwork from Travis Park Church Migrant Hospitality March-July 2019 The hielera was horrible for my daughter. She is four years old. The food was bad. And it was cold in there. My daughter cried and cried. I could do nothing to help her. Nothing. We were in the hielera five days. ... Continue Reading →
We Walked All the Way
A mother's story about her journey. We did not use a coyote. The coyote is expensive. We walked alone. All the way through Mexico. I asked people to point the way. Then we walked. Then I asked the next people. We followed their directions We walked all the way through Mexico. Mother... Continue Reading →
We Did Not Use a Coyote
We traveled by bus. It took eight days. I arrived at the border at Tijuana. I asked for asylum. * I did not have enough money to pay for a coyote. I don’t know how much it costs but I did not have the money. Mother Seeking Asylum 4-4-17 ... Continue Reading →