Chattanooga: Jobs attracting Hispanics to the South

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Posted on: May 5th, 2008
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“After five years of unstable employment in other states, Chattanooga job opportunities attracted Sabrina Sales to the Scenic City.

“I lived in California for several months, then I moved to Michigan because of employment, but there were no jobs,” the Guatemalan native said in Spanish. “I worked in a greenhouse, but it was temporary. I would work five months, then be unemployed.”

She decided to make a third move and come to Chattanooga, where she has worked at a chicken-processing plant for five years.”*

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