Not Always About The Money

Latino USA

My Cultura, Futuro and iHeartPodcasts

Society & Culture

4.9 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2021

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

From KPBS and PRX, “Port of Entry” tells personal stories, stories of love, hope, struggle and survival, from border crossers and other people whose lives are shaped by the wall. Despite the pandemic and travel restrictions, people are still crossing into Tijuana for medical procedures and medications. And, in fact, over the past decade, the urban landscape south of the San Ysidro Port of Entry has transformed as investors build big, new medical centers and pharmacies. Filling up those new medical facilities at the border are people from the U.S. and other parts of the world who cross south to take advantage of more affordable medical procedures and medications. They’re looking to save money on everything from discount dental work and weight-loss surgery to more affordable insulin. But, not every single medical tourist is crossing the border to save money. People like Maria Davis-Cherry are crossing the border in hopes of saving their own lives.

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0:00.0	I'm Maria Inojosa and I am Penileira Mides.
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0:16.0	But this is not your regular narco story.
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0:22.0	This is our new series, USA versus Garcia Luna.
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0:32.0	Futuro.
0:34.0	Futuro.
0:39.0	Hey there, dear listener.
0:41.0	So today, we're going to do something a little different.
0:45.0	We're going to bring you a Port of Entry podcast episode from our friends over at KPBS in San Diego and PRX.
0:52.0	Port of Entry tells cross-border personal stories that connect us.
0:57.0	These are stories of love, hope, struggle and survival from border crossers, fronteristas, fronterizos, and other people whose lives are shaped by the wall.
1:08.0	Now medical tourism is big business in Tijuana and not even the pandemic has stopped its growth.
1:15.0	The US government estimates that close to 1 million people in California alone cross to Mexico every year for medical procedures or to buy prescription drugs.
1:27.0	And dear listener, quick warning before we start.
1:31.0	This piece does not offer any medical advice based on science.
1:36.0	It's a story about one woman's cross-border experience and her own personal convictions. It does not reflect our opinions.
1:45.0	So here's host Alan Lilientel to bring us this story.
1:49.0	All the days hundreds of people come to the city of Tijuana to call tourism.
1:55.0	In Tijuana, medical tourism is blowing up.
1:59.0	Mexico is striving to become a worldwide leader in medical tourism.
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