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Every Spring, the Luis family leaves their home in Texas to spend the summer working the fields in Arvin, California. The scenes you will watch portray typical moments in their journey.

 
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Liliana Luis says goodbye to a friend as she prepares to leave for California.
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Watch the Luis family pack up their belongings and prepare to drive 1,600 miles to find work. (2:06 minutes)

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The Luis family on a Texas highway heading for California.
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On the road to California, the Luis family stops at a highway checkpoint. (2 minutes)


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How do you think the Luis family felt when they were asked to provide proof of citizenship?

How would you feel if this happened to you?

I would be angry
I would be sad
I would be scared
I wouldn't care

 

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