A Walk-Through Tijuana: An Ethnographic Reflection on the Daily Life and the Migrants’ Caravans’ Impact in Tijuana, Baja California, México

Abstract

The following article presents an anthropological and urban reflection focused on the daily life and the main problems including: the impact of the Migrant Caravans, and urban issues in Tijuana during the years 2018 – 2021. Furthermore, the article discusses other important issues such as: the COVID-19 pandemic impact, and the historical socio-cultural patterns developed to survive the economic inequality conditions in Tijuana. Methodologically, the article utilized a qualitative approach based on fieldwork experience including participant observation, and multiple interviews conducted with residents and workers during my visits to Tijuana, Baja California, México between 2018 – 2021. The conclusions of this article present a reflection to understand and to make visible the living conditions of the migrants, the efforts provided by one Migrant organization and the unique lifestyle and contemporary urban problems developed in the border city of Tijuana.