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Mexico’s reverse immigration Spurred by monetary success in the United States, an emerging Mexican middle class is returning home to reinvest in its home nation.
June 2, 2012
In the early morning, Gabriel Figueroa, 59, stands in front of the butcher shop he operates with his two sons in La Cruz, Guanajuato, Mexico. Figueroa began milking his own cows years ago, but in 2000, his son came from the United States with a substantial amount of money saved up and helped him open a modern butcher shop. It has since become the main place where people in this and surrounding communities procure their meat.
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Jose Gabriel Figueroa, 35, left, takes a momentary respite before continuing the preparation for his patrons' arrival at his family butcher shop in La Cruz, Guanajuato, Mexico.
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June 3, 2012
Montalayo, a traditional Mexican food comprising sheep entrails cooked with oregano, chile guajillo, salt and pepper, is chopped for a client on a busy Sunday in La Cruz, Guanajuato, Mexico. On any given Sunday, they will sell over 800 tortas to clients that come from surrounding towns and cities.
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June 2, 2012
Gabriel Figueroa prepares the meat that comprises the main ingredient of carnitas, a traditional Mexican pork barbecue that requires that pork meat be boiled in lard for three hours, in the early morning in La Cruz, Guanajuato, Mexico.
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June 3, 2012
One of the Figueroa cousins, Predieri Sanchez Martinez, 23, cooks chicharron, pork skin that is fried in lard, in preparation for for what is expected to be another busy Sunday at his family butcher shop in La Cruz, Guanajuato, Mexico.
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June 3, 2012
At his family's restaurant, Luciano Figueroa, 37, adds sugar to the cappuccino he prepared with his stainless steel professional coffee machine in La Cruz, Guanajuato, Mexico.
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June 3, 2012
During a typically busy Sunday afternoon at the Figueroa family restaurant, Finca Familiar Tres Hermanos, a waiter retrieves a food order from the state-of-the-art kitchen for one of the many families that come in weekly to the well-known venue in La Cruz, Guanajuato, Mexico.
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June 3, 2012
Jose Pablo Salgado Gutierrez, 12, sits with his dog Poofy at Finca Familiar Tres Hermanos, a restaurant owned by the Figueroa family in La Cruz, Guanajuato, Mexico.
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June 3, 2012
The Martinez family, from the nearby city of Acambaro, Guanajuato, enjoys their Sunday afternoon, admiring a painting of the Virgen de Guadalupe by one of its younger members, in La Cruz, Guanajuato, Mexico.
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May 31, 2012
While washing their all-terrain vehicle, Lupita Figueroa, 11, front, and Regina Figueroa, 7, play with their grandmother, in La Cruz, Guanajuato, Mexico.
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May 31, 2012
Two of the Figueroa children, Ivan, 8, and Regina, 7, enjoy a post-school recreational session as they race by the family property on their ATV, in La Cruz, Guanajuato, Mexico.
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May 31, 2012
Antonio Galvan, 70, walks along a newly developed area in La Cruz, Guanajuato, Mexico, selling soil, which he transports on his donkeys.
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June 2, 2012
In the early hours of the morning, blue and white flags fly suspended in the air while the small town of La Cruz, in Guanajuato, Mexico, slowly awakens. The town of approximately 2,500 is home to many workers who have come back from the United States with money to invest in developing their community.
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June 1, 2012
Anticipating more clients for the Brooklyn Bar, Sara Sanchez Hernandez, 20, waits by the door of one of the most happening venues in Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico.
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June 1, 2012
On a busy Friday night, from left, Paola Campos, 18, Brenda Reyes, 25, Angel Armando Perez, 28, and Anya Reyes, 27, celebrate a birthday at the Brooklyn Bar, one of the most popular venues in Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico.
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June 3, 2012
Roberto Silva stands in front of a Costco in Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico, where he works as a parking lot attendant. Commonly referred to as a "viene-viene," attendants like Silva assist shoppers with parking and carrying groceries.
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June 1, 2012
Jesus Galvan, 75, proudly sits in his home with his family in La Luz, Guanajuato, Mexico. The house was built by his sons with money they earned while working in the United States.
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May 31, 2012
Jose Manuel Vega, 13, left, and Jose Edgar Munez, 14, play "Call of Duty," a popular Xbox and Playstation video game, at the newly opened Internet cafe and game arcade in Santa Maria del Refugio, Guanajuato, Mexico.
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June 3, 2012
On a busy Sunday morning, people walk the streets of their small community in Santa Maria del Refugio, Guanajuato, Mexico.
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