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Undocumented Youth Blocked from Entering the U.S. Workforce Are Starting Their Own Businesses to Survive

By Gregory Pratt June 09, 2011

Lilly Romo runs an English school blocks from the Arizona Capitol. Classes are held in a white adobe building with nothing on its façade but a... More >>>

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Lilly Romo teaches Latinos, undocumented or not, how to speak English.

Celso Mireles opened his computer-repair business after working in alfalfa fields in Colorado.

Daniel Rodriguez, a former law student who owns a translating business.

Dulce Matuz became a real estate agent despite graduating with an engineering degree.

Juan Esparza tells his clients they can be successes, whether they have legal documents or not.

Lorenzo Santillan's siblings have legal status, but he is the only one to graduate from college.

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Lilly Romo teaches Latinos, undocumented or not, how to speak English.

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Lilly Romo teaches Latinos, undocumented or not, how to speak English.

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