Border Immersion
WHEN: Spring Break 2025, March 1st-8th
WHERE: Tucson, AZ and surrounding area with a day trip into Nogales, MX
WHAT: Students will travel to the U.S./Mexico border for one week to learn about immigration, the global economy, and environmental and human rights issues. The immersion provides the opportunity to hear first-hand from those directly affected by immigration policy, and may include visits to human rights organizations, federal court, community organizing events, the border wall, and stretches of the desert where migrants cross.
WHO: The Immersion Coordinators for the 2025 Border Immersion are Jessica Arevalo Ontiveros and Laylanie Richardson. You can read more about them here and reach them at border.immersion@up.edu. All immersions are also accompanied by a Moreau Center Program Manager and another UP staff or faculty member.
