For immigrants, North Carolina is worth the risk

No matter how sensitive, the earth sensors placed in the desert to detect human footsteps cannot shake the imagination of Latin American immigrants.

“In the life of their families, America stands for reinvention and prosperity,” said Héctor Tobar, a second-generation Guatemalan immigrant and Mexico City bureau chief for the Los Angeles Times.

Tobar spoke as part of a Nov. 10 community dialogue in Chatham County on Latino issues. Presented by the Hispanic Liaison, a nonprofit group based in Siler City, the two-day event featured Tobar, documentary photographer José Galvez, a Tucson, Ariz. native now living in Durham and several other Latino leaders. They described the socio-economic and cultural factors that drive immigrants to risk their lives to come to America—and North Carolina.”*

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