After three years working in Washington, Dulce Tabares Diaz was arrested crossing back into Mexico for a visit and permanently deported. She says she initially had trouble reintegrating. (Photo by Alysa Hullett)

Alex is a cofounder and editor of The Seattle Globalist. He's a visual journalist whose work has been published by PBS, The Seattle Times, FRONTLINE/World and the Seattle Weekly.  Alex teaches journalism in the University of Washington's Department of Communication and recently directed the documentary film Barzan.