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Arizona artist honors migrants who died in desert crossings

Written By PBS NewsHour on Saturday, Jun 08, 2019 | 03:25 PM

 
Despite efforts to curb illegal immigration to the U.S., the number of migrants risking their lives crossing remote and treacherous terrain continues, often at a deadly cost. In Arizona, more than 3,000 human remains have been found over the past 20 years, and many of them are unidentified. But one local artist has made it his mission to honor those who have died. Arizona Public Media has the story. MORE IN TODAY’S NEWSHOUR WEEKEND: SpaceX plans launch of 12,000 satellites into Earth's orbit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdmGP4jryBk Why horses are dying at U.S. racetracks at an alarming rate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGuC9XGZCPE