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Briefing on Tragedy Along the Arizona-Mexico Border: Undocumented Immigrants Face Death in the Desert: Before the Arizona Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Tucson, August 23, 2002

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CreatorCommission on Civil Rights, Arizona Advisory CommitteePublisherCommission on Civil RightsDescriptionA record number of Mexican immigrants trying to illegally enter the United States died along the Arizona-Mexico border in 2002, most during the sweltering, drought-ridden summer months. As the death toll mounted, U.S. immigration policies came under fire and myriad solutions to the problem were proposed. Against this backdrop, the Arizona Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights held a briefing on August 23, 2002, in Tucson to gather information on border-crossing and other immigration issues, and in the process help spur actions to stem deaths in the desert. 1. Thirteen panelists spoke before the committee, including government officials, human rights advocates, and immigration lawyers. 2. Reflecting the urgency of the situation, many panelists focused on the reasons behind crossing deaths and ways to prevent them. Others discussed civil and human rights violations committed against migrants and U.S. policies that increasingly criminalize people who have immigrated for jobs or to join family members.SubjectNoncitizens--Government policy--United StatesHuman smuggling--Mexican-American Border RegionBorder patrols--Mexican-American Border RegionDate Original2002Date Range2000s (2000-2009)TypeTextGovernment Document TypeFederal DocumentOriginal FormatReportsLanguageEnglishContributing InstitutionState of Arizona Research Library- Arizona State Library, Archives and Public RecordsCollectionArizona Related Federal PublicationsPublication SetBorder ReportsRights StatementWorks by the U.S. Government are not eligible for U.S. copyright protection. In some cases, however, the United States Government may have been assigned rights to a work. It is the researcher's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other use restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in these digital collections. Transmission or reproduction of protected items beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Researchers must make their own assessments of rights in light of their intended use.

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Acquisition Notehttp://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS39264; PDF file from http://gort.ucsd.edu/edocs/fed/usccr%5Fbriefing%5Ftragedy.pdfCall NumberCR 1.8/2:T 67OCLC Number53325973Date Digitized2002Digital FormatPDF

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Briefing on Tragedy Along the Arizona-Mexico Border: Undocumented Immigrants Face Death in the Desert: Before the Arizona Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Tucson, August 23, 2002