“Who am I to say I can’t get out of bed?”: On Asylum Seekers in Mexico

Part deux of our interview with Nicole Ramos of Al Otro Lado, plus links for the week and what's coming next

Hello, everyone!

Here’s the second part of our conversation with Nicole Ramos, Border Rights Project Director at Al Otro Lado, a frontline organization that provides services to asylum seekers and deportees. You can find part I here. In this installment, we ask how she avoids burnout (spoiler: adopting dogs) and she tells us what she thinks of Biden’s immigration team (spoiler: not much). We also ask how she learned to take risks in life, and she shares advice for those who want to jump into this work.

The Tijuana artist Enrique Chiu created a collaborative project called the Mural de la Hermandad (Brotherhood Mural), which spans a mile along the Mexican side of the border. Over 4,000 volunteers have taken part. Credit: Enrique Chiu.