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Maribel Hernándezs parents moved their three children to Houston, Texas, from Mexico City when she was 13. They intended to learn English and then move back to Mexico being bilingual would open more doors in Mexico, and help them to get better jobs and earn more money. This was not to be.https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/wp-content/uploads/2004/06/29-hernandez1-450-2.jpg