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The new face of American poverty is often a child’s

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OAKTOWN, Ind. (RNS) Eleven-year-old Sarai Camacho of Donna, Texas, tears up when she tells why her mother let go the baby sitter for her and her younger sister this summer. It's the same reason her father brought the family to Indiana so he could work the melon fields fo...

Topics: Culture, Social Issues
Beliefs: Christian - Catholic, Christian - Orthodox, Christian - Protestant, Mormon

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