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Hard, dirty work: Latinos cean up the Gulf of Mexico

Por Annie Correal / Feet In 2 Worlds

There’s a white sand beach that stretches for miles here. Pelicans fish above the water and occasionally, a dolphin crests over a wave. It’s hard to believe, but as the nation has watched all summer on TV, the biggest spill in history is still washing up oil here.

Victor Carías, 22, is the supervisor of a twenty person clean up crew. He’s originally from Guatemala, but has been living in South Carolina and Louisiana for the past few years. He directs the workers to isolate and remove the shiny patches of crude oil underneath the top layer of sand.

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