Tijuana (Mexico)
The blue and red flag sits proudly on the biggest wall of the room.
It is painted, as if to inscribe the memory of the country in stone.
This flag is that of Haiti.
This is the first thing you notice when entering this small restaurant in Tijuana, a Mexican city on the border with the United States.
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"It was opened six years ago by my uncle, I've been working there for five years,"
says Paul shyly.
In the small room, fried chicken and white rice are served in generous portions in polystyrene trays.
Almost all the occupants are Haitians, their arms laden with bags.
“I have my land in my head”
Myterson Talleyrand arrives from Tapachula.
This city located in Chiapas, 4,000 kilometers away, is the gateway to Mexico for many migrants.
"It's a moment of joy between compatriots, it's not so easy to find them,"
said the 35-year-old accountant.
Like all his compatriots, he wishes to go to the United States.
“If we had possibilities…
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