Activists' Trek Recreates Journey of Migrants Through Mexico-Arizona Desert
Agencia EFE
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May 27, 2014
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Fifty activists from the United States, Canada, Central America and Mexico on Monday began a trek on foot that will take them to Arizona by the same route used by undocumented migrants in crossing the desert.

The group began the march in the Mexican state of Sonora and in the coming days will cross the border on a journey of 120 kilometers (74 miles) that will bring them to Tucson next Sunday.

"It's very sad to note that we continue hearing the same stories again and again," Todd Miller, one of the founders of the 11-year-old Migrant Trail initiative, said at a press conference.

... At least 62 migrants have died in the Sonoran Desert since last October.

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