Lorena Ríos reflects on reporting “Return to Mexico,” a four-part series of LAist Studios podcast Imperfect Paradise.
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Many stories about deportation focus on just that. What I wanted to know from Zamora’s story was what happens. How do you let go of a future you once imagined for yourself? How do you redefine your relationship with home?The experience of returnees from the U.S. to Mexico fascinates me because I am one of them. I was born in Monterrey, Mexico and migrated to Texas in high school with my family in pursuit of a better life.
My experience of return could not have been more different from Zamora’s, but listening to his story in that cafe in Ciudad Juárez prompted me to question narratives around migration.Five years have passed, and I am still getting used to life in Mexico and the unintended consequences it has had on me, my relationships, my sense of belonging, and my vision of the future.As for Zamora, what drew me to his story was his resilience – how he has rebuilt his life throughout the years.
In this election year for the U.S. a time when immigration rhetoric becomes increasingly divisive, I wanted to tell a story that examines the effects America’s immigration and border policies have on returnees like Daniel Zamora and shows how Mexicans have the opportunity to reinvent themselves on both sides of the border.
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