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Janet Jarman Corbis
"Crossings: The Dream of the Rich North"





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Nancy, 20, washes dishes for $6 an hour at Antonio's, a popular Mexican restaurant near Cleburne. Nancy abandoned her studies at age 15 to start working. Since then, she has worked in several restaurants, as a housekeeper and as a factory worker at a food processing plant. With her earnings, she supports her two year-old son, Mario Angel. She also dreams of owning a car.
 

 

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