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213 Index abolitionism, 25, 110 Adams, John, 17, 19, 21–22 Alex (immigrant advocate), 93, 102, 117 Allen (immigrant advocate), 90–92, 97, 109–10, 120 American, definition of, 184 American revolution, 17, 19–20, 21–22, 167 amnesty, 30, 57 Anglos, 7, 76, 78, 138 Annie (immigrant advocate), 16, 87–90, 116, 121 anti-immigrant sentiment, 4–5, 8, 99, 125; in the media, 44, 57–58; in popular discourse, 60–61, 79 Arizona, southern, 2, 6, 33–34, 61–63, 146; Catholicism in, 137–40; as community , 93, 136, 143–46, 149–50; as emblem of globalization, 174. See also Sonoran Desert Arizonans for Immigration Control, 9 asylum, political, 1, 47–49, 56 awareness of migrant problem: in immigrant advocates, 82–83; in the public, 124–25, 140, 161, 178–79 Barrio Viejo, 132, 136, 139 Barry (immigrant advocate), 94, 95 Bhabha, Homi, 27, 34, 180, 181 Border Action Network, 7–8, 10, 74 border enforcement, 38; militarization of, 5–6, 57–58, 61–63, 74; and scripture, 50–51 borderlands. See Arizona, southern Border Patrol: accusations against, 117, 196n4; arrests of immigrant advocates, 75; Border Action Network and, 74; budget, 57, 61; creation of, 38; Derechos Humanos and, 72; la migra, 49, 70; militarization of, 5–6, 57–58, 61–63, 74; No More Deaths and, 75; operations of, 41, 44, 68; Samaritans and, 69, 70–71, 115; witnessing and, 100 Bracero Program, 51 Bruce (immigrant advocate), 96–97, 112–13 Bush, George W., 30, 79, 113, 151 Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge, 64–65 Carla (immigrant advocate): on citizenship , 100–101; on El Tiradito, 136, 142–43; on human rights, 148; on “Mejicanos,” 78; on southern Arizona , 93, 144–45, 146 214 • Index Carney, Robert, 159, 162–63, 170, 172 Castillo, Lupe, 48, 60, 146 Catholicism: of El Tiradito vigil, 135, 137–39, 140–41, 148, 149; of Día de los Muertos pilgrimage, 157; of farmworker marches, 154 Central American refugees, 7, 34, 47–52, 53, 56 Charli (immigrant advocate), 82–83, 94, 103, 120 Chávez, César, 43, 154 Chicano movement, 43–44 Chile, 46 Christianity: in immigrant advocacy groups, 9–10, 29, 77, 109, 115–16, 157; and immigration, 39, 42; as inspiration for activism, 91–92, 96; and migrants, 164–67, 180; and Sanctuary , 51; and secularism, 119–24; and US nationalism, 23–24; and witness, 127–28. See also crosses citizenship, as inspiration for activism, 76, 90, 100–104 civil disobedience, 9, 50, 77, 168 civil initiative, 50, 68, 102, 114 civil rights movement, 42 Coalición de Derechos Humanos. See Derechos Humanos Cold War, 40 collective identity, 19–21, 26, 84, 161–64, 175–76 communism and immigration policy, 40, 47, 49 CopWatch program, 73, 122 Corbett, Jim, 48–51, 57, 114 Cosgrove, Wes, 162, 167, 170 cosmogony, 19–21, 169–71 cosmopolitics, 184–89 Coutin, Susan Bibler, 51, 157 Cowan, Margo, 44–45, 48 creation myth. See cosmogony crosses, 10, 115, 151–67, 171, 183 Cuba, 40–41, 45, 64 culture hero, 19–20, 21, 165, 168–69, 171 Cynthia (immigrant advocate): on Christianity, 96; on faith, 110; on identifying with US policies, 95; on migrants, 99, 110, 112 Day of the Dead. See Día de los Muertos death, of migrants, 6–7, 47, 62–63, 64–65, 68; counting methods, 191n5; as inspiration for activism, 92, 147, 166–67 democracy, 22, 99–101 Dennis (immigrant advocate), 99–100 deportation, 61, 124; specific instances of, 41, 44, 45, 47, 48; twice in one day, 55, 75 Derechos Humanos, 7–8, 72–74; compared to other advocacy groups, 76–80; educational outreach of, 59, 63, 72–73; founding of, 58; logo of, 116–17; member attitudes, 93, 104; messaging, 116–18; neoliberalism and, 60; religion and, 9, 119, 122–23; secularism and, 10, 116; vigils, 62, 63, 118, 122, 132–50. See also Día de los Muertos, pilgrimage; Patricia (immigrant advocate) Día de los Muertos: Mexican rituals, 142; pilgrimage, 118, 154, 155–57, 164, 167 displaced persons, 39–42 economic disparities, 34, 42; as human rights issue, 11–12, 53–54; as inspiration for activism, 86, 89–90, 91, 92–93, 97–99, 182–83; lack of awareness of, 95, 178–79 Edgar (immigrant advocate), 105–6, 124, 177 Elford, Richard (Ricardo), 46, 49, 133, 140, 146 Eliade, Mircea, 19 El Salvador, 47–52 El Tiradito: person, 136, 139, 145–47, 148, 149; shrine, 118, 132–33, 136– 40, 148–50; vigil, 118, 122, 132–50...