Message from a rosary
Maria Arreguin holds a rosary that was found in the boot-heel region of New Mexico, most likely left there by an immigrant crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. Arreguin, a legal immigrant, says she feels a strong connection to the rosary.  © 2011 Gallup Independent / Brian Leddy

Religious item inspires woman to ask for prayers for immigrants

By Elizabeth Hardin-Burrola
Independent correspondent

GALLUP — It is a simple wooden rosary, strung with worn and weathered beads and a plain cross.

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