Quixote Center recognizes migration as a fundamental human right under international law. In the United States, migrants strengthen our economy, enrich our culture, and strengthen our social fabric.
Quixote Center’s principal international partnership is with the Red Franciscana para Migrantes (RFM - Franciscan Network for Migrants). RFM connects Franciscan-run shelters and other humanitarian assistance programs for migrants who are making the dangerous trek through Mexico, Central America, and South America. We support RFM by
Quixote Center and RFM organize Solidarity Trips since 2022 as part of our advocacy and education mission, bringing U.S. based migrant justice activists and other professionals to Southern Mexico and Panama to see firsthand how the U.S. immigration impact the lives of hundreds of thousands of people fleeing their homelands to seek a new life, in the United States or elsewhere.
View our Between Borders video series HERE.
Find out more about our Solidarity Travel Program HERE.
A series in which we (will aspire to) offer a sampling of today’s headlines on immigration, race, and related stories.
September 5, 2018
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Trump says speech condemning white supremacists was “biggest fucking mistake I’ve made.”
Beginning on August 21, people incarcerated in prisons and jails and immigration detention facilities began a series of actions to raise awareness about the conditions of their imprisonment. Accompanying the call to action is a list of 10 demands for reform.
A series in which we (will aspire to) offer a sampling of today’s headlines on immigration, race, and related stories.
September 4, 2018
The Strike:
A series in which we (will aspire to) offer a sampling of today’s headlines on immigration, race, and related stories.
August 31, 2018
The Kids:
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August 30, 2018
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The Quixote Center is one of over 300 organizations that has endorsed the demands of prisoners around the country who are engaged in various forms of protests that began last week and runs through September 9th.
It is difficult to get confirmation of actions that take place inside prisons, but today’s update from Jailhouse Lawyers Speak included the following items that were confirmed from the last few days:
A series in which we (will aspire to) offer a sampling of today’s headlines on immigration, race, and related stories.
August 29, 2018
The ICE:
Detained immigrants held in office building basements, cheap motels awaiting transport.
A series in which we (will aspire to) offer a sampling of today’s headlines on immigration, race, and related stories.
August 28, 2018
The Detainees:
The stories of four women living in an Ohio jail after ICE workplace raid – and the financial motivations these local facilities have for contracting with ICE.
A series in which we (will aspire to) offer a sampling of today’s headlines on immigration, race, and related stories.
August 27, 2018
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A new series in which we (will aspire to) offer a sampling of today’s headlines on immigration, race, and related stories.
August 25, 2018
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The Quixote Center stands in solidarity with people who are incarcerated in the United States and who are currently engaged in collective actions to raise awareness about the conditions of incarceration and demanding change.
We endorse the 10 point platform of the National Prison Strike:
A new series in which we (will aspire to) offer a sampling of today’s headlines on immigration, race, and related stories.
August 24, 2018
“Truth isn’t truth”:
Perception vs. reality: Politicians inflate the number of immigrants and the people choose to believe them.
