Border Angels

Each year thousands of people attempt to cross the US-Mexico border in hopes of a better life for themselves and their families. However, the hardest part is not the actual border crossing, but rather the arduous journey through the scorching desert to the nearest source of civilization, and in most cases, water. In the September issue of Ode magazine, an article features the evidence of border angels--those who go out of their way to help people crossing the border by providing bottles of water to those along the journey. According to the article, it's only illegal to help undocumented immigrants, not to leave water in the desert for anyone to find. The article also features a water-finding GPS application for many cell phones which are sold in Mexican border towns. Those people making the journey can easily purchase these phones and applications to help with contacting family and finding water through GPS coordinates.

When I first read this article I didn't know where to put myself: such a delinquent move on one side of the perspective, but also such a selfless action made by so many people on the other side who just want to help humanity. The magazine's website did not provide any further details on the article, but simply through searching "border angels" in Google I was able to come up with a number of hits. BorderAngels.org is the website I recommend looking into if you're interested in hearing these people's stories and donating to this non-profit mission.