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A House Divided By Immigration Status

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Miriam Gonzalez, 24, the oldest of the four Gonzalez children.

Shereen Marisol Meraji

All four of the Gonzalez kids grew up under one roof, in Los Angeles, Calif. But when the oldest was in middle school, she realized that she and her siblings might have drastically different lives. That's because she comes from a mixed-status family, where some members are free to work, and others are constrained by the fear of deportation.

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