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Away from the story a bit, looking at the US from afar I see millions of people entering the US from the southern border - how is this expected to play out? Will these people fit fairly easily into the economy, or will they likely be resorting to crime to get by?

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As a lifelong Texan, my instinctual answer is that Hispanic immigrants tend to be really industrious and entrepreneurial. Obviously there are exceptions, but I think they’ll be fine for the most part and their kids will do really well.

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