Tijuana Journal

An American’s Lament: ‘I Was Deported, Too’

Eros Hoagland for The New York Times
Crash, an American wanderer, was recently deported from Mexico. After 15 minutes in the United States, he walked back to Tijuana, where he spends his days playing guitar for a few pesos.

By MARC LACEY
Published: December 11, 2008

TIJUANA — The two men could barely communicate. One was a Mexican laborer, the other an American wanderer, neither with any pesos in his pockets. But they bonded, having just gone through similar ordeals.

“The migra got me,â€