I WENT SEARCHING FOR MIGRANTS NORTH OF THE ARIZONA/MEXICO BORDER 25 MILES NORTH OF NOGALES, AZ.
FROM BEING HERE, I LEARNED DRIED RIVERBEDS ARE A FAVORED PATH
THROUGH THIS HARSH TERRAIN.
WHILE THE MAJORITY OF SMUGGLING
IS DONE BY AUTOMOBILE, THERE IS
STILL A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER THAT
CARRY PAYLOADS OF DRUGS
ON FOOT ACROSS THE BORDER.
THE VAST MAJORITY OF MIGRANTS ARE SIMPLY
INDIVIDUALS FROM COUNTRIES ALL OVER THE
WORLD SEEKING TO A NEW LIFE IN THE UNITED STATES.
IN THE DESERT FLASH FLOODS ARE AN EVER PRESENT
DANGER AND THEY CAN BE CAUSED BY RAINS MILES AWAY
AND DURING BLUE SKIES.
THE RATTLESNAKES, SCORPIONS, TARANTULAS AND
KILLER BEES OF THE SONORAN DESERT POSE A
SUBSTANTIAL DANGER TO THE MIGRANTS.
THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF DEHYDRATION,
HEATSTROKE, AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA ALONG
WITH OTHER HEALTH PROBLEMS DUE TO THE
EXTREME TEMPERATURES IN THIS DESERT.