For offspring of migrants to US, having children can wait


By AGENCY
  • Family
  • Saturday, 19 Nov 2022

De la Rosa (right) and her mother Jasso outside their home in El Monte, California. Photos: Frederic J. Brown/AFP

Family was the top priority for Brenda Jasso when she immigrated from Mexico to the United States at the age of 25, with the first of her three children already in tow.

Her eldest child is now the same age but says a family can wait. For her, it's all about a career.

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