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September 4, 2017--La Escuela y CEBs

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Rebecca Wilson Yesterday, thanks to internet access, I read about the decision of President Trump to end DACA. The fact that I am sitting freely in a classroom in Mexico pondering this news is another blatant example of my privilege as a white citizen of the United States with a U.S. issued passport.  In class this morning, in addition to grammar lessons, we talked at length about the reasons why one would decide to migrate to the United States, particularly without documentation; traveling by night through hot deserts, raging rivers, or polluted tunnels. The dream of a better life is the driving factor. The minimum wage in Mexico is $80 pesos a day or roughly $4.00-5.00 US Dollars. Since NAFTA began in the 90's many Mexican farmers have been forced out of business and it is cheaper for Mexicans to purchase rice and beans produced in the U.S.  Currently in Mexico the cost of rice produced outside of Mexico is $10-15 pesos per kilogram. Rice produced...