(AP | Guillermo Arias)

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Giving up the American dream
With its faltering economy, the U.S. is no longer the land of opportunity it once was for Mexican immigrants.
11/22/2008 11:53 PM MST
With its faltering economy, the U.S. is no longer the land of opportunity it once was for Mexican immigrants. Once-hopeful Mexican immigrants such as Absalom Lopez being driven out of Colorado.

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