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July 4th, 2023
Borderlands
Fleeing the 1980 civil war in El Salvador, Dora Rodriguez, among a group of 25 migrants, were abandoned by their guide and left to fend for themselves in the relentless Sonoran desert of Arizona.
HEAT
The US Government uses the hostile environment against border crossers. Temperatures can rise as high as 120 degrees and fall as low as freezing. There is very little vegetation to provide relief from the elements.
WATER
Access to potable water is one of many problems faced by boarder crossers. It is often impossible to carry enough water for the journey, forcing many to drink from unclean sources of water, such as cattle troughs.
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