![]() And so therefore they can take on anything. MCCAMMON: And how is that family doing now? It occurs to me they're dealing with emotional trauma. Right here where the - on the center, my heart started hurting like in disasters (ph). MIKO: I was getting really worried about my dad, like, not coming home anymore. We met a little boy named Miko, who is an American citizen. What also stays with me is the voices of the kids. And you're such a tight-knit community, and suddenly dads are gone. ![]() You know, it's like an earthquake that doesn't stop. At that time, how were people dealing with the aftermath of the raids? ![]() So we're back in early 2020 now just before the pandemic hit. MCCAMMON: And you first visited this community about six months after the raid. And then suddenly, Mississippi - central Mississippi, working in a chicken plant, freezing, repetitive, low wages becomes your dream in the United States. MCCAMMON: And how did all of these people from Guatemala end up in Mississippi specifically? We go back, and it's like, they're actually now essential. They were taken from their jobs, and many of them were deported. And what we uncovered was that, you know, in 2019, they were all imminently deportable. And these are the people who feed us every day because they're working in the chicken plants that never close - did not close during the pandemic, stayed open 24/7. But the particularities of being in central Mississippi and having people from the Guatemalan Highlands who speak Mam or Kʼicheʼ - these are Indigenous languages - and that they, along with other folks from Mexico, here they are, living in these tiny towns. HINOJOSA: So I'm not really surprised by finding Latino and Latina communities everywhere in the United States. First of all, where are they from originally, and when did you first meet them? MCCAMMON: Maria, I want to start by talking with you about the community of undocumented workers that you met in central Mississippi. REYNALDO LEANOS JR: Thanks for having us. MARIA HINOJOSA: Hey, thank you for having us on. ![]() recently returned to these Mississippi communities to report on the impact of the pandemic and the aftermath of these raids. "Latino USA" host Maria Hinojosa has been reporting on the aftermath. It was one of the largest immigration raids in U.S. That day, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested 680 people working at chicken processing plants there. This is one of my favorite episodes of this series so I was glad to see that it was included.Augchanged the lives of many undocumented immigrants living and working in central Mississippi. This DVD contains Hairdos and Dont’s where the girls learn how to work together and cooperate. Kids will be engaged by their antics and will learn important life lessons as they’re entertained. But, they also teach lessons like friendship and responsibility. She characters are adorable and fun which is a must for this age group. Nickelodeon has so many cute shows for kids but Shimmer and Shine really is one of my favorites.
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