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Families torn between unity and better life in Mexico
In Cancita Mexico seven year old Adriana and siblings face choosing with deported parents between staying in a bone dry village with no running water or returning to the United States for schooling. The Pew Center cites about 3 million U.S. born children with one immigrant parent and a sweeping bill could alter paths to citizenship and visa limits. Pedro Ramirez Sr. and Isabel struggle with residency denial after deportation and a prior path to citizenship.
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Cancita
Mexico
Adriana
Papa
Yadira
Pedro
Adrian
America
Palo Alto
Calif
Congress
Pew Hispanic Center
Tes Pedro Ramirez Sr
Albertson's
Stanford University
Cour
Pedro Jr
Gunn High School
Newsweek
Ramirez
Pedro J
Isabel
Canita
Michoacan
Caneita