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Not long ago, while sitting in a hospital waiting room, I chatted for about 10 minutes with a Latino couple who were recently arrived migrant workers. We talked about everyday things ? work, children, the price of gasoline. As they got up to leave, the husband said to me, ?It was a pleasure to meet you. Sometimes things are hard for us, but when we meet people like you, we feel better.? I wasn?t sure what they were referring to. I asked, ?People like me?? He replied, ?When we told you we just arrived 2 months ago, you said ?Bienvenidos? (?Welcome?). That?s the first time anyone has ever said that word to us.?

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