Caravan to pass through Yuma in support of immigration reform

BY CESAR NEYOY, BAJO EL SOL
Jan 31, 2007

Yuma will be one of the stops of a vehicle caravan as it travels the length of the border and back in its campaign to lobby the new Democratic Congress for immigration reform that organizers hope will save immigrants' lives.

The caravan is scheduled to arrive around 7:30 a.m. Saturday at Yuma Library Park, 350 S. 3rd Ave. The caravan is planning on staying at the park for an hour or two. The trip will take participants along the border from the San Diego area to Brownsville, Texas and back, said Enrique Morones, founder of Border Angels, a California-based volunteer group that is organizing the caravan. Morones said there were at least 44 vehicles in the caravan.

This reminds of a song from the musical "Paint Your Wagon."

"Where am I goin'? I don't know.
When will I get there? I'm not certain.
All I know is I am on my way."

If this was Mexico, they wouldn't even think of doing this! -mm