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The Guardian - By Joshua Jackson - 5/5/2026, 11:00 AM

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This story was produced in partnership with Republic Lands Media, an independent, non-profit news organization. Sign up for Republic’s newsletter. Every autumn across North America, migration begins. And across the continent’s highways and desert roads, another migration gathers – this one made not of birds or fish, but of humans. more