Presentation by:
Ramón Marquez
Executive director of La 72 and expert
on migration issues in the
southern Mexico / Central American northern region
Andrea Covarrubias
Volunteer La 72
Student, Major in Sociology
Central American Migration
University of Guanajuato, Mexico
Ramón Marquez
Executive director of La 72 and expert
on migration issues in the
southern Mexico / Central American northern region
Andrea Covarrubias
Volunteer La 72
Student, Major in Sociology
Central American Migration
University of Guanajuato, Mexico
Thursday Mar 21
11:10 am -12:35 pm
Room MS 462
San Diego City College
Social Justice Conference
11:10 am -12:35 pm
Room MS 462
San Diego City College
Social Justice Conference
La 72 Hogar Refugio Shelter for Immigrant People
@ Tenosique, Tabasco in the Mexico-Guatemala Border
La 72 is amigrant shelter between Mexico and Guatemala that provides reguge to Central Americans fleeing their homes in the hopes of a better life. La 72 is committed to fighting for the rights and dignity of immigrants and refugees.
La 72 houses and serves approximately 13,000 migrants and refugees from Central America every year. Currently, more and more migrants are soliciting asylum in Mexico. La 72 serves a significant number of LGBTQ persons and unaccompanied minors each year as well. Tenosique, Tabasco, is one of only three towns in Mexico with a permanent United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) presence, and La 72 serves a strategic focal point for institutions such as Doctors Without Borders and Asylum Access.
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More info:
Enrique Davalos
edavalos@sdccd.edu
Enrique Davalos
edavalos@sdccd.edu
