Women of Welcome advocate discusses the situation unfolding at the U.S-Mexico border

Sarah Quezada, who oversees community engagement for Women of Welcomen, discusses the current state of immigration in the U.S. and the work that her organization is doing to help. (Photo credit: Tiffany Griffith)

Sarah Quezada, an author, speaker, and advocate who oversees community engagement for Women of Welcome, has walked along the Mexico-U.S. border and heard the stories of people seeking asylum.

On Monday’s edition of “Closer Look,” Quezada recalled a time when she witnessed a mother and her child in border a camp passing coffee to the father through the southern border.

Quezada said that people are just waiting for their turn, waiting for a better life for their families.

During the conversation, Quezada also talked about the situation unfolding at the southern border and the work that her organization is doing to help.