One illegal immigrant battles in the public eye - Elvira Arellano

“Her world is six rooms and 12 church pews.

She has a cell phone, a computer and a MySpace account. She has room to work, watch television, eat, sleep and pray. Once a week, a young man from the local laundry comes by to gather the dirty clothes and wash them at no charge. Friends do her shopping. Small ladies wearing large coats come by every weekday morning and afternoon, shepherding her 8-year-old son to and from school.

This is the world of Elvira Arellano, 32, single mother, activist, illegal immigrant.”

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