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And now! For the long awaited season finale! Selena immigrated from Puebla to New York City when she was a child. When she found herself back in Puebla as a young adult, she struggled to find where home was. Family didn't help. But through a lot of trials and tribulations, she's finally made peace and made it home.

And now for something completely different. Today we hear from someone who was living her big city New York City dream, when she ran into visa problems. So she had a choice- to go back to her home country of Peru, or go back to Mexico, where she moved when she was a teenager.

What happens when everything goes wrong with your return to Mexico?

International travel is an extremely high risk if you're undocumented in the US. But for some who wind up returning, the whole world opens up to them.     

What, exactly, is Mexico? And what's it like to actually grow up there? And why is Alexandra so interested in all of this?    Host/Producer: Alexandra Rivera, Interview Recording: Francesc Messeguer, Sound Design: Fernando Hernandez Becerra from Esto no es radio, Story Editing: Caitlin Pierce. 

When Jair left Michigan for Mexico City, he thought it would be easy. Instead, he went to Mexican middle school.    Host/Producer: Alexandra Rivera, Interview Recording: Francesc Messeguer, Sound Design: Fernando Hernandez Becerra from Esto no es radio, Story Editing: Caitlin Pierce. 

What happens when Mexican immigrants "go home"? United Stateless Podcast premiering June 15th