Many immigrate for employment, children
MILFORD — Ashley, who was born in this town 16 miles southeast of Worcester, is in many ways a typical American 5-year-old: She loves Looney Tunes characters, Hello Kitty and Silly Bandz, the latest children’s fad in colorful rubber bracelets. She is shy around strangers and excited to enter kindergarten in the fall.
But unlike most American girls her age, Ashley speaks little English. Her parents, originally from Chimborazo Province, a region of Ecuador tucked between mountains and active volcanoes, entered the United States illegally eight years ago.
Ashley’s parents are among the estimated 150,000 to 250,000 undocumented immigrants living in Massachusetts. They came to Milford, a working-class town of about 27,000, for a better life, said Ashley’s father, Manuel, 29, who asked that his last name not be used because he is not here legally. Like many of his neighbors, Manuel said he has no intention of returning to South America.
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