Shredding Our Community, 2026, oil, 30 x 30 in. / 76.2 x 76.2 cm.

Shredding Our Community, Nancy C Jacques, 2026, oil, 30 x 30 in. / 76.2 x 76.2 cm.

The Southwest has been a community of “migrants” since before the Spanish conquest. In 1912, Arizona became a state. Before, were we “Them?” Refugees come, establish new lives, becoming part of us. Accosting legal refugees; murdering US citizens, isn't policy. Protecting one another is.