Karla Reyes and her team at Anima Interactive are focused on understanding the stories of migrants aiming to cross into the US for safety. Through interviews and a crowdfunded game called Take Us North, they aim to counter misconceptions about migration, emphasizing that many are fleeing violence and persecution rather than purely seeking economic opportunities. The cancellation of asylum appointments by the new administration has only intensified the urgency of their project, highlighting the challenging realities faced by migrants along the US-Mexico border, many of whom are deeply affected by sudden policy changes.
"At a moment's notice, the course of their lives has been altered again. These are people who have been waiting as long as years."
"The general public often gets this narrative that migrants are mostly trying to come to the US purely for economic opportunity. The reality is that the majority of the migrants that I've interviewed do not want to leave their homes."
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