Word: mexicans
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...thought to myself, this is great. I’m a Mexican nanny—that’s what a Harvard degree does for me,” she says...
...predominantly Mexican-American neighborhood, Elena’s family gently eased into American life. In October, a few weeks after she had crossed over herself...
When she got in, she was in disbelief. The idea that the daughter of a farm family from a rural Mexican village would be offered a spot at America’s oldest college was incomprehensible...
...campus, they serve as federal judges, University administrators, CEOs, and highly paid lawyers. Top officials of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board and the Mexican government are among their ranks. But about five times a year, they come to Harvard. And in Cambridge, they are—formally—almost powerless...
...need papers for voting." Though she quickly corrected the slip, saying that she meant "you don't need to be a registered voter" to help the campaign, conservative talk radio hosts had a field day with the comment, which carried particular resonance in a district so near the Mexican border. Yet, even though it came back to haunt her, Busby's gaffe may ultimately hurt Republicans' ability to present a united front this fall. Strategists in both parties say that her experience will make it even more difficult for President Bush to convince House Republicans to consider a compromise...