The maxim "think globally, act locally" is particularly easy to practice at international borders, where local issues are inherently global and the effects of worldwide migration are apparent in acutely immediate ways. When I joined the Southwest Institute for Research on Women (SIROW) just over a year ago, I sought out initiatives at the heart of this convergence--those that would address the local impacts of globalization on underserved women living in Southern Arizona. My background as an attorney representing immigrants and low-income workers led me toward programs that would alleviate the negative effects of U.S. immigration and border policies on women immigrants' ...