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Article: LATIN AMERICA: WHILE SOME IMMIGRANTS LAND JOBS, FOR OTHERS THE DREAM REMAINS OUT OF REACH.(Latin American immigrants in Spain from Latinamerica Press, Dec. 16, 2002 )(Reprint)
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- NotiSur - South American Political and Economic Affairs
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- January 31, 2003
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[The following article by Christian Selles is reprinted with the permission of Noticias Aliadas in Lima, Peru. It appeared in the Dec. 16, 2002, edition of Latinamerica Press.]
Maria was 35 when she said goodbye to her husband and two daughters and left Lima, Peru, for Spain. Her teacher's salary was the family's only stable income, and when her sister-in-law mentioned that she was earning US$900 a month working in Spain, Maria did not think twice. She hoped that one day she would return to Lima and start her own business, but it has not been as easy as she had expected.
"You think everything will be perfect. If I had stayed in Lima instead of coming ...