To pass the time, Mr. Polanco thumbs through pictures on his phone and cards in his wallet. “Look,” Mr. Polanco says. Mr. Polanco moved to the United States from the Dominican Republic in 1995 when he married an American citizen. Mr. Polanco frets that returning to the Dominican Republic will put medical care for his lung problems beyond his means. “I came here, I was young,” Mr. Polanco said.

Source: New York Times February 24, 2017 01:34 UTC