From farmworker to farm owner: One man’s story of the American dream

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By Eve AndrewsMay 4, 2015, 7:17 pm96 pts
Angel* has lived in the United States for 15 years, and in that time he’s managed to make the very difficult transition from farm laborer to owning his own farm — living out a truly classic American dream. That dream, however, is at constant risk of being taken away from him: Despite devoting half of his…

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