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Mixtec Migrants Living in the Canyon

12 Los Peñasquitos Canyon

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12 Los Peñasquitos Canyon
Mixtec men from Etla, a town in Oaxaca, Mexico, wait for work early in the morning. They live in the Los Peñasquitos canyon on the north edge of San Diego, and work as day laborers and farm workers -- wherever they can find work.

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