Don Bartletti / LAT
Jan. 22, 1988 Otay Mesa, California Tijuana's Colonia Libertad overlooks "The Soccer Field," a legendary gathering place for migrants who've just crossed into the U.S. The dirt road to the Pacific marks the border. For years, Wilfredo Ramirez Sr. and millions of his Mexican countrymen walked across the unfenced boundary.
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