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WHY FAMILY TIES MATTER IN U.S. IMMIGRATION POLICYNOVEMBER 29, 2017 LARB BLOG LEAVE A COMMENTBy Michelle TéllezArticle SourceWhen I turned 15, my family put together a huge traditional birthday celebration for me, a quinceñeara in my mom’s hometown in Jalisco, México. To prepare for the day my mom and I arrived at least two months early. During those long, hot summer days I developed a beautiful friendship with my cousin who worked about two blocks away from my abuelita’s house. Every single day I would sit with her at the shop where she worked and we would listen to Los Bukis and daydream together about our futures, our present, and our crushes...