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    Angelica Salas and Shirley Aldana-Schwarz

    This week, crossing the border: what it means to be an American, and at what cost. Two stories of immigration and survival.

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    KCRW placeholderBy Thea Chaloner • Dec 18, 2007 • 4m Listen

    Angelica Salas (right) is the Executive Director for the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles. Shirley Aldana-Schwarz (left) met Angelica volunteering at CHIRLA, and received her Permanent Resident card on October 15, 2007.

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