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appleannie1

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7. The immigrants I know came here either because of extreme poverty or because of violence in

Reply to TexasTowelie (Reply #6)

Sat Oct 14, 2023, 05:18 PM

Oct 2023

their country of origin. The first it is usual a male or two from the family that arrives, gets a job and sends money back so the family can live a little better. But they did not cross the border in the west. They arrived in the east. They are all hard workers and either do heavy labor or agricultural work or work as domestics etc.

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