EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – A shoebox. A non-descript white plastic bag. Those are the conveyances of last resort for people on 1,000-mile-long journeys to a better life in the United States.

Their spartan contents – from family photographs and government IDs to a simple change of clothes – tell stories of motivation and resilience in the face of hardship.

That humanity often is lost in the rancor and politics of the immigration debate. That’s why the Mexican consulate in El Paso for the next two months is sponsoring an interpretative exhibit at El Paso's Mexican American Cultural Center. It’s called "Maletas Migrantes," or "Migrant Suitcases."

“The migrant community contributes a lot to this country. We have to understand they are people that feel that have sorrows that have compl

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