Interview Analysis

Mr. Ramirez explained that very little work existed in Chalco. He told me that ômy brothers and father used to have to travel three hours to work on a farm.ö His mother and sister worked as vendors in Mexico, City. He explained that he and his father and brothers worked twelve hour days for barely enough money to afford food. He and his brothers used to share clothes, while his mother would make clothes for his sisters from cloth she would scavenge for from the trash of wealthy people in Mexico, City. Mr. RamirezÆ fatherÆs brother, his uncle, has immigrated to the U.S. when Armando was fifteen. Six years later, in 1982, Armando and his two brothers

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ninety days between May 1, 1985, and May 1, 1986ö (243). By this time, two of ArmandoÆs brothers were working in orange groves in Orange County, while he and his other brother were still finding piecemeal work with his uncle. Since Armando could prove residence and his brothers had proof of steady farm work, they received amnesty. A social worker helped them apply for assistance programs, and he and his brothers took classes in English, U.S. history, and government. The cuts in health and education continued to impact the Ramirez brothers, however. As Armando explains, ôI was trying to get health insurance but I could not. Right when I was thinking of trying to finish my high school education, they cut funding and I was forced to return to low paying work.ö Eventually, ArmandoÆs brothers and he were able to acquire their G.E.D.Æs. Armando and his brother engaged in vocational education, through the help of social services. Eventually, Armando and his brother realized they could make more money by fixing cars. Soon they were able to secure enough funds that they were able to send some home for their parents and sisters. Eventually, they made enough money to buy old junked cars and repair them for resell. They eventually
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