The Haitian and Mexican kids are very distant -- they don't know each other's culture. We try to promote harmony.

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One of the biggest challenges for the teachers is not having the satisfaction of seeing the long-term benefits of their work.

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Americans have a problem with migrants. They want them to do the menial jobs, but don't want them living in the community.

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[Other migrant children also appreciate the chance not to be outsiders for once -- and to avoid the teasing they often suffer at mainstream schools.] Americans have a problem with migrants, ... They want them to do the menial jobs, but don't want them living in the community.

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[Most of the families are from Mexico, others from Haiti; many of the children were born in far-flung American farming towns and thus are U.S. citizens.] The Haitian and Mexican kids are very distant -- they don't know each other's culture, ... We try to promote harmony.

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