Press Play with Madeleine Brand
For asylum seekers, all eyes on one notebook
At the San Ysidro Port of Entry near Tijuana, asylum seekers use one notebook to keep track of who is next to enter and make their case for asylum.
By Madeleine Brand • • 48m ListenAt the San Ysidro Port of Entry near Tijuana, asylum seekers use one notebook to keep track of who is next to enter and make their case for asylum. There are 2000 names on it -- people from all over the world, including Mexico, Central America, and Africa. Immigrants treat it like a “sacred totem.” But some suspect it’s not impartial.
Image of the San Ysidro-Tijuana border port of entry- San Diego by April Arreola.
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At the San Ysidro Port of Entry near Tijuana, asylum seekers use one notebook to keep track of who is next to enter and make their case for asylum.
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