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Article: More young Mexican women emigrating to United States.
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- The Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX)
- Article date:
- April 28, 2005
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Byline: Alfredo Corchado
ARANDAS, Mexico _ Sandra Zavala Escamilla is 14 and has dreams that are ambitious for a resident of this poor community in central Mexico. She'd like to work in Dallas as a dishwasher or hotel maid.
"When the boys come home every year, they drive new trucks and show off their wads of dollars," said Sandra, whose uncle and cousins work in Dallas. "And I ask myself, `Why not me?'"
For decades, Mexican migration has mainly meant men heading north and women staying behind. Across the country, many communities would be virtual ghost towns if not for the remaining women and girls.
But a Pew Hispanic Center survey ...