Urbin Gonzalez could be working inside, in the air conditioning, at his regular job as a porter on the Las Vegas strip. Instead, in the final few weeks before the US election, he chose to go door-knocking in 104F (40C) heat, with the hopes of mobilising a few more voters to cast their ballots for Kamala Harris.
“I don’t care because I’m fighting for my situation,” said Gonzalez: for his retirement in 10 years, for a more affordable life, for housing that he and his family can afford. “I’m doing this for me.”
