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After Tense Weekend At US-Mexico Border, Asylum-Seekers Make Camp In Tijuana

WUNC News | By Frank Stasio,
Laura Pellicer
Published November 28, 2018 at 2:14 PM EST

A group of migrants, mostly from Central America, clashed with U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers on Sunday. Of the thousands of migrants who are seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border, hundreds broke off from the group and attempted to illegally cross into the country. Border protection agents fired tear gas into the crowd, which included children in strollers. 

Host Franks Stasio talks with USA Today reporter Alan Gomez about the politics behind President Trump’s anti-immigrant platform. He then talks with North Carolina-based photographer Peter Eversoll about his experience documenting migrants along the caravan route.

USA Today reporter Alan Gomez joins host Franks Stasio to talk about the politics behind President Trump’s anti-immigrant platform. North Carolina-based photographer Peter Eversoll shares stories from his experience documenting migrants along the caravan route. 

Jaime from Guatemala stands in front of his tent by the Estadio Jesús Martínez 'Palillo' in Mexico City. His wife and two sons are inside the tent. Jaime is worried how his sons would survive the growing violence in his hometown if he were to stay.
Courtesy Peter Eversoll /
Jaime from Guatemala stands in front of his tent by the Estadio Jesús Martínez 'Palillo' in Mexico City. His wife and two sons are inside the tent. Jaime is worried how his sons would survive the growing violence in his hometown if he were to stay.
Marlon (16) and Jorge (21) met on their way from Tegucigalpa, Honduras and plan on sticking together because there is safety in numbers.
Courtesy Peter Eversoll /
Marlon (16) and Jorge (21) met on their way from Tegucigalpa, Honduras and plan on sticking together because there is safety in numbers.

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Frank Stasio
Longtime NPR correspondent Frank Stasio was named permanent host of The State of Things in June 2006. A native of Buffalo, Frank has been in radio since the age of 19. He began his public radio career at WOI in Ames, Iowa, where he was a magazine show anchor and the station's News Director.
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Laura Pellicer
Laura Pellicer is a producer with The State of Things (hyperlink), a show that explores North Carolina through conversation. Laura was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, a city she considers arrestingly beautiful, if not a little dysfunctional. She worked as a researcher for CBC Montreal and also contributed to their programming as an investigative journalist, social media reporter, and special projects planner. Her work has been nominated for two Canadian RTDNA Awards. Laura loves looking into how cities work, pursuing stories about indigenous rights, and finding fresh voices to share with listeners. Laura is enamored with her new home in North Carolina—notably the lush forests, and the waves where she plans on moonlighting as a mediocre surfer.
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