And they work in Texas. where the wages are higher. In the United States they can earn five times as much as they would in Mexico. and still save money for American employers. who can avoid paying the minimum wage. They enter under an Immigration quota which allows 150.000 Mexicans into this country each year. They are called Greencard workers. for they must carry a green immigrant permit to enter the United States. These Mexicans are crossing Reynosa International Bridgeat a time when unemployment is high in the south Texas region. at a time when many American workers must uproot their families and leave home to find work. These people who gather here at dawn every morning are among the poorest of Mexicos poor.
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