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Big news: we have a new cohost! In our recurring “Tour Guide” bonus episodes, we ask transborder people to take us on a tour of a special place in the borderlands: a place that means a lot to them. Today, our new fronteriza cohost Natalie Gonzalez, along with our longtime fronterizo host Alan Lilienthal, take us on a tour of two of their favorite places in Tijuana and tell us more about their life on la línea.Today’s episode continues our new season of "Port of Entry" focused on crossborder artists and musicians who’ve turned pain into superpowers. ....
Luis: I ve been forced to ask my nephew for a loan. Outside Home Depot on Via Rapida in Tijuana, there are construction workers offering their services to Home Depot customers. Most of the workers are older and not eligible for most jobs the city can offer. Eduardo Morales, 48, came to Tijuana more than 20 years ago. He got one job in a recent week where he earned the same money that he would if working in a factory, the most common job found in Tijuana. Masonry, tile work, plumbing Luis Gutierrez “Yesterday I earned 1800 pesos ($90 USD). This spot he waits at is next to Tijuana’s river pipelines where drug addicts have settled and steal equipment. “I know those of us here work fine, but these other people from the river consume drugs, and that’s why people have complained to the police, and then they come to bother us.” ....