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Venancia Cruz Villalobos begins her workday long before she steps onto the Blue Line trolley at San Ysidro. Five days a week, the 42‑year‑old crosses the border from Tijuana and boards the Trolley that takes her to downtown San Diego.
“I pay 72 dollars a month for my Trolley pass,” she said. Aguilar earns 18 dollars an hour working at a restaurant. “I used to live in National City, but I couldn’t afford it anymore, so I had to move to Tijuana.”…