Crossings, The Dream of the Rich North

Janet Jarman

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Crossings, The Dream of the Rich North - Visibly worried, Sandra (L) and her mother, Eloisa, 47 (R) wait during a recess in Sandra's child permanency' hearing. For more than a year, lawyers and case workers from the Texas Child Protection Service have fought to permanently end Sandra's parenting rights. They recently seized her fourth child, born just two months ago. Last December, a judge awarded Sandra a Spanish speaking lawyer. The case could go to trial in May. '

Janet Jarman, "Crossings, The Dream of the Rich North," in POYi Archive, Item #35591, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/35591 (accessed November 22, 2024).