Guatemala

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Gladys Hirayda Shahian, 42, originally from Guatemala, poses for a photo with her family pictures at her workplace in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014. Shahian has been trying to obtain a green card through her American husband for more than a decade. After getting turned away at the airport after a trip back to her native Guatemala in the 1990s, Shahian said she crossed the border illegally to reunite with him and filed her residency application. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

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Gladys Hirayda Shahian, 42, originally from Guatemala, works at her workplace in Los Angeles. Shahian has been trying to obtain a green card through her American husband for more than a decade. After getting turned away at the airport after a trip back to her native Guatemala in the 1990s, Shahian said she crossed the border illegally to reunite with him and filed her residency application. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

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Gladys Hirayda Shahian, 42, originally from Guatemala, poses for a photo holding pictures of her family at her workplace in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014. Shahian has been trying to obtain a green card through her American husband for more than a decade. After getting turned away at the airport after a trip back to her native Guatemala in the 1990s, Shahian said she crossed the border illegally to reunite with him and filed her residency application. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)