Natasha Khan, Cronkite News Service//September 24, 2012//[read_meter]

[caption id="attachment_51255" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Jamie Jimenez, a 19-year-old illegal immigrant from Mexico, attends an open house for a GED-preparation program offered by Friendly House, a nonprofit serving the Latino community....

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