| Monica's parents on their way to pick her up from school... |
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 | I know the school year has not finished, but we need to get our girl out of school and leave as soon as possible. | |
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| I agree, "vieja." She will get mad but we need the money to give her a better life. | |
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| Juanita Valdez Cox interviewing Marisa, a migrant child... |
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| What happened after you graduated high school? | |
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| Well, I got a job at this grocery store and I was the first one in my family to ever work inside. It brought me peace and joy because now I wouldn't have to worry about belonging somewhere. | |
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| What people don't know about farmwork is that it is really hard. We are always on the sun working for long periods of time! | |
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| Exactly! People judge us without knowing what we go through to try and make a living. | |
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