Videos
Pilgrimage to Magdalena
Pilgrimage to Magdalena is a 30-minute film that documents the centuries-old, cross-border October pilgrimage of hundreds of people each year to Magdalena, Sonora, site of the Saint Maria Magdalena Church. The church holds both the remains of Father Eusebio Francisco Kino and a life-sized reclining statue of St. Francis Xavier, the informal patron of the Pimería Alta. St. Francis is honored in October each year with the largest religious pilgrimage and fiesta in Sonora. Click here to learn more about the film.
Borderlands Literature and Film circle
The Borderlands Literature and Film Circle (BLFC) gathers monthly. We have an extensive archive of interviews with authors and filmmakers whose work covers borderlands issues such as immigration, culture, history and the environment. Click here to see upcoming BLFC events and view the BLFC video archive.
borderlands ambassador internship program
Every summer, we host college students for a comprehensive and life-changing Borderlands Ambassador Internship Program. They internship covers the wide range of issues, perspectives, and cultures in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands. You can learn more about the internship here. Their final presentations are educational and inspiring!
borderlands forums
January 15, 2025
U.S. Immigration Basics and What Could be Ahead in 2025 with Alyson Ball
Alyson Ball’s presentation covers the current US Immigration system, what potential changes we might expect in 2025, and how these changes could affect all Americans.
May 14, 2024
Evan Kory treats BCA tour-goers to a mini-concert at the Wittner Museum in Nogales, Arizona
BCA’s “Renaissance of Nogales, Arizona” walking tour includes visits to 1914 Santa Cruz County Courthouse, Wittner Museum, La Linea Studio & Gallery, Pimeria Alta Historical Society Museum, and other sites. Our tour guide is Evan Cory, a Nogales native, historian, and pianist.
February 21, 2024
Who Are the Migrants at the Arizona Border? A Humanitarian Aid Worker’s Perspective with Dora Rodriguez
Dora Rodriguez is the Director of Salvavision, an organization that provides aid and support to migrants and those who have been deported. Through the telling of her own journey in 1980, as well as her day-to-day experiences while volunteering at the Southwest border towns, Dora sheds light on current immigration issues and the realities of what is happening.
December 5, 2022
Borderlands Reporting with Melissa del Bosque
Melissa del Bosque is an Emmy Award-winning journalist with the Border Chronicle and the 2020 RFK Human Rights Journalism Award winner.
October 22, 2022
Prevention Through Deterrence: Policy & the Post-Covid Migration Control Era along the US/Mexico Border with Geoff Boyce
This is a presentation by Geoff Boyce, Academic Director & Faculty at the Border Studies Program, Earlham College and Research Associate at the Binational Migration Institute, University of Arizona.
January 22, 2022
Humanitarian Aid in the Borderlands with attorney Amy Knight
January 27, 2022
Immigration and Asylum Update with Alba Jaramillo
Alba Jaramillo is the Executive Director of Arizona Justice for Our Neighbors (Arizona JFON). She welcomes immigrants by providing affordable, high-quality immigration legal services to low-income immigrants, engaging in advocacy for immigrant rights, and offering education to communities of faith and to the public about immigration.