Undocumented Arizonans Head Across America on ‘No Papers No Fear’ Tour

They're making their way to the Democratic National Convention, and calling for an end to anti-immigrant attacks along the way.

By Julianne Hing Jul 27, 2012

Undocumented immigrants are hitting the road, openly declaring their immigration status and calling for an end to anti-immigrant attacks–and they’re starting in the Arizona, home to anti-immigrant state law SB 1070. This weekend Miguel Guerra, Natally Cruz, Leticia Ramirez and Isela Meraz begin their trip across the U.S. and end in Charlotte, North Carolina, just in time for the Democratic National Convention in September. All four activists are members of Puente, a Phoenix, Arizona-based human rights organization, and will be joined by dozens of others on the tour. They’re calling it the [No Papers No Fear](http://nopapersnofear.org/) Ride for Justice. "I’m getting on the bus because I’m tired of living in fear and knew I had to be part of making a change," Ramirez said in a statement. "We’ll share with everyone what we’ve learned in Phoenix and get the immigrant community together across the country. If you see what happened to us knowing our rights, going in, and getting out of jail you can see that we’re safer when we’re organized. We hope that it will be a good impact and to educate people who don’t know our real lives."