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The New Foreign Aid

PART ONE OF FOUR
The Seeds of Promise
By Richard Boudreaux
The world's immigrant workers send home billions of dollars a year, eclipsing all government aid. Wages earned in California are transforming a village in Oaxaca.
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The Seeds of Promise
By Richard Boudreaux
In Oaxaca, one man's labor may help transform a pueblo.
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PART TWO OF FOUR
The Benefactor
By Carol J. Williams
Dieuseul Lundi's homeland is an economic shambles, sustained by donors like him.
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PART THREE OF FOUR
The Overseas Class
By Richard C. Paddock
Millions working abroad help the Philippines get by, but not prosper, living a solitary life.

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LAST OF FOUR PARTS
A Sister's Sacrifice
By Tracy Wilkinson
Benta Wauna worked in Rome to help her sister avoid the fate of many Kenyan women.

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