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I am Mexican:        Brown and forgotten inbetween,        Brown like the dirt poor I am. Iv'e been in hard labor:       I do what "they" don't want to anymore,       I am the backbone of the working class. Iv'e been poor:       I see no handouts under the pyramid scheme,       I am the Latin prince of the ghetto. Iv'e been a hustler:       Every penny earned off my back       Makes dollars for "their" pockets. Iv'e been here:       I am no *******       I am the American dream,       Still I must show identification. I am Mexican:       Brown and four generations deep       American, I am still       The immigrant face.
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Dec 13, 2015
Dec 13, 2015 at 12:28 AM UTC
Mexican - based on Langston Hughes *****
I am Mexican:        Brown and forgotten inbetween,        Brown like the dirt poor I am. Iv'e been in hard labor:       I do what "they" don't want to anymore,       I am the backbone of the working class. Iv'e been poor:       I see no handouts under the pyramid scheme,       I am the Latin prince of the ghetto. Iv'e been a hustler:       Every penny earned off my back       Makes dollars for "their" pockets. Iv'e been here:       I am no *******       I am the American dream,       Still I must show identification. I am Mexican:       Brown and four generations deep       American, I am still       The immigrant face.
Langston Hughes 1902-1967
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Dec 13, 2015
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