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Motivations to do humanitarian work with immigrants: lessons from the US-Mexico border

The temperature in the Arizona desert is over 100 degrees F, and as we walk and drive around replenishing water caches meant to help migrants on the trails, we wonder what motivates these volunteers to leave the comfort of their home and go do this kind of volunteer work. It is scorching hot, and the volunteers rarely encounter or see the migrant they intend to help. Why do they do this?

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