Teenage Diaries - Juan's Story

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Juan, a 19-year-old resident of a colonia not far from Laredo, Texas, tells the story of his family of 12 as they subsist on $160 a week and live in a trailer home, causing him to realize he must leave home.

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Some of the poorest communities in the United States are the so-called colonias along the U.S. border with Mexico. Most of the people who live there are Mexican immigrants. Juan is a 19 year old who lives in a colonia just ...

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