Immigrant life during the recession

The World

In the first of a four-part series, The World’s Jason Margolis looks at the impact of the economic downturn on immigrant life here. California has roughly a quarter of the nation’s 12 million undocumented immigrants. And many work out in the fields of the San Joaquin Valley. When hard times hit, they have little to fall back on.

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