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From: Biniam Tekle <biniamt_at_dehai.org>
Date: Sat, Apr 12, 2014 at 4:48 PM
Subject: (Alijazeera) 3 IMMIGRANT CABBIES ON THE ROAD TO THEIR AMERICAN
DREAMS
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"At the end of each day, Tekle hands over the SUV to her fiancé. A fleeting
kiss is their only shared moment. For the next 12 hours, he drives the
night shift. And, just as the sun comes up, she'll take back the keys and
begin chasing her dreams all over again. America Tonight"
http://america.aljazeera.com/watch/shows/america-tonight/articles/2014/4/11/driven-3-immigrantcabbiesontheroadtotheiramericandreams.html
AMERICA TONIGHTMON-FRI 9 ET/6 PTDRIVEN: 3 IMMIGRANT CABBIES ON THE ROAD TO
THEIR AMERICAN DREAMS AMERICA TONIGHT
America Tonight profiles three immigrant cab drivers who are striving to
build better lives for their families
April 11, 2014 2:30PM ET
by Chris Bury _at_ChrisBuryNews
In past eras, new immigrants built America's railroads, and made our
country's garment industry. Today, thousands of new arrivals to America get
a license to drive a cab.
The driver's seat of a taxicab is a life in constant motion, a life often
chosen by people who have uprooted themselves to navigate a new country. In
the last couple decades, foreign-born workers have become the majority of
cab drivers in America's biggest metropolises. In New York City, only 6
percent of cabbies are from the U.S., according to a December report from
the Taxi & Limousine Commission. Like other first jobs for new immigrants,
driving a cab involves lots of hard work and hustle. Unlike other first
jobs though, it involves learning a city's streets better than the people
born and raised there.
In our "Driven" series, America Tonight shone a spotlight on the stories of
immigrants who drive cabs around three major cities. When the average
annual pay of a cab driver is $23,000, are their lives in the U.S. what
they expected? Have they built a better life than they would have in their
native countries? Is the taxicab a modern symbol of the American dream?
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