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Zuleima Dominguez: Spread Fear and Mexican Family

zuleima dominguez: And in New York, 23-year-old Zuleima Dominguez and other members of her Mexican family are careful about answering the door and start making worried phone calls when someone doesn't come home on time, according to Hamilton Spectator. Around the country, President Donald Trump's efforts to crack down on the estimated 11 million immigrants living illegally in the U.S. have spread fear and anxiety and led many people to brace for arrest and to change up their daily routines in hopes of not getting caught. In Philadelphia, immigrants are carrying around wallet-size Know Your Rights guides in Spanish and English that explain what to do if they're rounded up. In El Paso, Texas, Carmen Ramos and her friends have developed a network to keep each other updated via text messages on where immigration checkpoints have been set up. She checks her taillights before leaving the house to make sure they are working. She said she also is making certain everything she does is in order at all times. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.