Category: Border crisis

This originally appeared in the Houston Chronicle. Asylum seekers at the border have always been just a step or two away from complete disaster. Sickness,

This poem originally appeared in eMerge and was inspired by my volunteer work at the southern border, and the impact of the “Remain in Mexico”

In mid-July I volunteered assisting migrants on the Texas-Mexico border, carrying donated items from community members in Houston.  I wrote this to thank the donors