“We were deceived. They painted us a...
“We were deceived. They painted us a fantasy picture of the United States.”
--Alberto Estevez, 39, one of 79 illegal aliens who flew into Atlanta from Los Angeles and were arrested by authorities investigating an elaborate smuggling ring that charged each alien as much as $4,000.
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