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Interior of Asterio Lopez Leon and his wife's passport

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In these pages, the Mexican Consulate in Calexico, California gives Mr. Asterio Lopez Leon and his wife an extension on their passport.

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In these pages, the Mexican Consulate in San Bernardino, California gives Mr. Asterio Lopez Leon and his wife an extension on their passport.

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This Mexican passport was issued to Asterio Lopez Leon and his wife. These pages describe Mr. and Mrs. Asterio Lopez Leon's physical features, their birth dates, places of birth, occupations, and marital status.

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This Mexican passport was issued to both Asterio Lopez Leon and Ana Maria Vazquez de Leon on April 28, 1965 in Mexico City, D.F., Mexico. According to page 3, this passport is only valid for entrance in the United States of America.

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This card identifies Asterio Lopez Leon as a chauffeur in Hermosillo, Sonora on January 11, 1963.

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This article clipping states that Mexican officials have decided to give ex-braceros 100,000 pesos and not 38,000 as originally stated. The article was printed in "La Voz de la Frontera" on April 28, 2006.

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The photo's caption states that members of the organization, Alianza Bracero Proa, once again, gather in protest at Government Center. They are fighting for the money that was taken from their salary in the United States. The United States government stated that they handed over this money to the Mexican government at some point in the last century.

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This article clipping is about a protest Alianza Bracero Proa held in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico. The article was published on April 22, 2006.

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This article clipping explains that even though a year has passed since the ex-braceros began to organize, there has been no movement forward for them to receive any compensation. It also states that braceros from Puebla remember the Battle of Puebla on this day (May 5th, 2006). The article was published in "La Voz de la Frontera" newspaper under the "Nacional" section.