Jonathan Blitzer
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342 appearances
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first heard Jul 2026
last heard 14 Jul
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They're pressed together.
They're sort of two parts of one whole.
He's geographically not far from his family.
But the strains are legion, really, because, you know, for one thing, crossing the border as a practical matter takes hours.
You also have the reality that Ray's wife,
whom I call Sarah in the story, who is an incredible person, is essentially having now to support two families.
You know, she's got her son in El Paso and herself in El Paso
And she has to support Ray because Ray has just arrived in Mexico.
He doesn't have legal papers to work in Mexico.
There's really slim work prospects to begin with in northern Mexico.
So his wife, Sarah, is paying for his rent.
That's $500 a month right there.
She's trying to pay for some of his basic living expenses.
And she's also trying to keep her family afloat.
on the El Paso side of the border.
So she's leading this double life.
He feels, you know, this is someone who's not used to being kind of incapacitated in this way.
He can't easily work.
He's completely isolated.
He basically knows no one in the city.
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