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Nando, an undocumented student from El Salvador, overcame tremendous obstacles to earn his high school diploma in the U.S. He lived by himself in a rented room, worked long hours to send money home and grieved alone after his brother was murdered back home. But he was determined to graduate to make his mother proud. “I wanted to do this for her. We miss each other so much.” Credit: Nando
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