{"id":107,"date":"2014-11-19T12:40:00","date_gmt":"2014-11-19T12:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.noria-research.com\/?p=3654"},"modified":"2025-09-29T00:21:26","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T22:21:26","slug":"the-right-to-grow-old-diaspora","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/noria-research.com\/mxac\/the-right-to-grow-old-diaspora\/","title":{"rendered":"The Right to Grow Old IV: Diaspora"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Honduran migrants who make it across the countless perils on the migrate route gravitate towards areas where they know&nbsp;someone from the old country who can help them get &nbsp;housing and work.&nbsp;I visited communities in the Northeastern United&nbsp;States, speaking both to newly arrived migrants&nbsp;and long&nbsp;term residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69d4f7e965433&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"1000\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"5890\" src=\"https:\/\/noria-research.com\/mxac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/16-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5890\" srcset=\"https:\/\/noria-research.com\/mxac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/16-1.jpg 780w, https:\/\/noria-research.com\/mxac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/16-1-390x500.jpg 390w, https:\/\/noria-research.com\/mxac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/16-1-768x985.jpg 768w, https:\/\/noria-research.com\/mxac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/16-1-234x300.jpg 234w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Elias leads his congregation in prayer. Elias left Honduras after his brother was killed over a land dispute. Once in the US, he went to a town in Long Island that his church had said would welcome him. A decade later he\u2019s become a leader among the town\u2019s Honduran diaspora. (Copyright \u00a9 2014 Tomas Ayuso \u2013 Noria Research. All rights reserved)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69d4f7e966575&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"804\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"5892\" src=\"https:\/\/noria-research.com\/mxac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/22-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5892\" srcset=\"https:\/\/noria-research.com\/mxac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/22-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/noria-research.com\/mxac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/22-1-500x402.jpg 500w, https:\/\/noria-research.com\/mxac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/22-1-768x617.jpg 768w, https:\/\/noria-research.com\/mxac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/22-1-300x241.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A Honduran woman in prayer during Sunday services. Once Elias was settled in, members of the same congregation from chapters in El Salvador and Honduras began flocking to the Long Island town. This process by which diasporas grow is similar in Honduran communities across the United States. (Copyright \u00a9 2014 Tomas Ayuso \u2013 Noria Research. All rights reserved)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69d4f7e966c7b&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"681\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"5891\" src=\"https:\/\/noria-research.com\/mxac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/33-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/noria-research.com\/mxac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/33-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/noria-research.com\/mxac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/33-1-500x341.jpg 500w, https:\/\/noria-research.com\/mxac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/33-1-768x523.jpg 768w, https:\/\/noria-research.com\/mxac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/33-1-300x204.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The congregation listens to Elias\u2019 weekly prayer for lost migrants. A church member described the difference between being a Honduran in the US and one in Honduras, \u201cHere we are united. Over there everyone is out for themselves. Our families here work together. In Honduras you only find broken homes. We find our strength in our unity.\u201d (Copyright \u00a9 2014 Tomas Ayuso \u2013 Noria Research. All rights reserved)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69d4f7e967123&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"5894\" src=\"https:\/\/noria-research.com\/mxac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/43-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5894\" srcset=\"https:\/\/noria-research.com\/mxac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/43-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/noria-research.com\/mxac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/43-1-500x334.jpg 500w, https:\/\/noria-research.com\/mxac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/43-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/noria-research.com\/mxac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/43-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cousins who had recently arrived from Choluteca, Honduras sing hymns during Sunday services. The recently migrated as well as residents could not help but express despair at the troubles plaguing Honduras. A naturalized citizen criticized the authorities. \u201cViolence and criminality are an issue, but I blame the systems we as a country have created more than anything.\u201d (Copyright \u00a9 2014 Tomas Ayuso \u2013 Noria Research. All rights reserved)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69d4f7e9675ed&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"645\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"5893\" src=\"https:\/\/noria-research.com\/mxac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/52-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5893\" srcset=\"https:\/\/noria-research.com\/mxac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/52-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/noria-research.com\/mxac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/52-1-500x323.jpg 500w, https:\/\/noria-research.com\/mxac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/52-1-768x495.jpg 768w, https:\/\/noria-research.com\/mxac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/52-1-300x194.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A husband and wife from La Ceiba, Honduras listen to community announcements during Sunday services. The church Elias came into was almost without a congregation when he first arrived. Now, some ten years later, the formerly Italian church is now almost entirely Honduran. (Copyright \u00a9 2014 Tomas Ayuso \u2013 Noria Research. All rights reserved)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69d4f7e967afa&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"5895\" src=\"https:\/\/noria-research.com\/mxac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/62-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5895\" srcset=\"https:\/\/noria-research.com\/mxac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/62-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/noria-research.com\/mxac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/62-1-500x334.jpg 500w, https:\/\/noria-research.com\/mxac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/62-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/noria-research.com\/mxac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/62-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In Boston, Hernan works as a sous chef at a fine dining restaurant. He still lives in the shadows due to his status as an unauthorized migrant, a fact he lamented. \u201cWe\u2019re all human beings. We come here to work, to have a shot at a life with dignity. We deserve a chance if we live with decency. I\u2019d be the happiest man in the world if I had papers, so I could see my family back home.\u201d (Copyright \u00a9 2014 Tomas Ayuso \u2013 Noria Research. All rights reserved)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69d4f7e967f7c&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"674\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"5896\" src=\"https:\/\/noria-research.com\/mxac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/72-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5896\" srcset=\"https:\/\/noria-research.com\/mxac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/72-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/noria-research.com\/mxac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/72-1-500x337.jpg 500w, https:\/\/noria-research.com\/mxac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/72-1-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/noria-research.com\/mxac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/72-1-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Saul left by himself at the age of 12. He saved enough money to reach Mexico and traveled on top of the Bestia to the US-MEX border. He crossed into the Texan bush with a group of migrants. Feverish with infected tonsils and lacerated feet, Saul collapsed believing he was going to die. He remembers thinking, \u201cI made it to the United States. I did my part. Let God do what he must.\u201d Saul was later found unconscious and near death by Border Patrol. (Copyright \u00a9 2014 Tomas Ayuso \u2013 Noria Research. All rights reserved)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69d4f7e9683f2&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"714\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"5897\" src=\"https:\/\/noria-research.com\/mxac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/82-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5897\" srcset=\"https:\/\/noria-research.com\/mxac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/82-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/noria-research.com\/mxac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/82-1-500x357.jpg 500w, https:\/\/noria-research.com\/mxac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/82-1-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/noria-research.com\/mxac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/82-1-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cI bounced around detention centers for a few years, until I received my residency just a month ago. Had I been deported I wouldn\u2019t have had anyone to go back to.\u201d I caught up with Saul just as he was moving from the tri-state area to New Orleans with hopes of working in the oil industry. (Copyright \u00a9 2014 Tomas Ayuso \u2013 Noria Research. 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