Guest Column by Lisa Romero and Joseph Padilla | Caravan: A history of Central American desperation
In early October, Istmo y Vos, Penn’s only Central American cultural group, showcased “La Bestia,” a documentary highlighting the plightful circumstances many Central American migrants face as they travel through Mexico to the Southwest United States' border. At the time, we did not realize how relevant this documentary would become when a few days later, a caravan of thousands of migrants formed in Honduras and began its march to the American border.