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A friend of my family in the town I grew up in, moved with his wife and family as illegal immigrants to Eagle County, they moved into a poor area of the county and crammed 6-10 people into a small house. They worked as maids, house-caretakers for the wealthy for years. He eventually started a caretaker business, he then bought a duplex, then he started renting out the basement of that duplex, then bought himself another house, and rented out the duplex. I saw him over the fourth of july, his wife has learned english, and we had a great conversation (her english well surpasses my spanish, but I was trying), and they now own multiple houses in vail, and eagle county, they have attained their citizenship, and have a large well educated family. Truly living the american dream.
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