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The asylum seekers a chronicle of life, death, and community at the Border

"From award-winning journalist and priest Cristina Rathbone comes this remarkable work of reportage about a community of people at the US and Mexico border. In The Asylum Seekers, Rathbone renders in blistering detail the story of people camped at the foot of a bridge: the trauma they carry, the com...

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Main Author: Rathbone, Cristina (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis : Broadleaf Books, [2025]
Subjects:
Immigrants > Mexican-American Border Region > Social conditions.
Immigrants > Religious life > Mexican-American Border Region.
Noncitizens > Mexican-American Border Region > Social conditions.
Noncitizens > Religious life > Mexican-American Border Region.
Faith.
Mexico > Emigration and immigration > Government policy.
United States > Emigration and immigration > Government policy.
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Summary:"From award-winning journalist and priest Cristina Rathbone comes this remarkable work of reportage about a community of people at the US and Mexico border. In The Asylum Seekers, Rathbone renders in blistering detail the story of people camped at the foot of a bridge: the trauma they carry, the community they create, and the faith they maintain"--
Physical Description:270 pages ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9798889832010
Author Notes:Cristina Rathbone is an award-winning journalist, Episcopal priest, and spiritual director. She is the author of On the Outside Looking In: A Year in an Inner-City High School and A World Apart: Women, Prisons, and Life Behind Bars. In partnership with Episcopal Migration Ministries, she founded Neighbor to Neighbor, a national network that supports congregations as they accompany newly arrived asylum seekers. Rathbone is the mother of two sons and lives in Massachusetts.

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