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In October, at the end of the California harvest, the Luis family and other migrant workers head home or elsewhere to find work. The Luis family returns to their home in Mission, Texas and spends time with extended family across the border in Mexico.

 
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What is the legal minimum wage per hour that all migrant workers are entitled to in the U.S.?

$4.35
$4.85
$5.15
$5.65

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Liliana at school in Mission, Texas
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Back in Texas, Liliana re-enrolls in the local high school and meets another migrant student who has just returned home from Nebraska. (1:44 minutes)

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Flea market near Luis family home in Mission, Texas
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Liliana's father explains how he sells used goods at a local flea market to help make ends meet.
(2:30 minutes)

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