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In Mexico, Deported American Kids Learn Spanish As A Second Language

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It’s a familiar problem wherever there are immigrants: students may not speak the language of their teachers.

In Mexico, immigrants from US have this problem. Many have never visited Mexico before and don’t speak Spanish.

They’re the children of deported Americans. And Mexican teachers are reaching out to them – by learning English.

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