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TLACOLULA, OAXACA - FEBRUARY 16: Ester Cruz Cruz carries a basket of chopped firewood on February 16, 2008 near the city of Tlacolula. Ester's five brothers live in the United States leaving Ester and her twin sister to care for her elderly parents. Ester took over her brothers jobs when they left. Ester is also a seamstress, runs a paperstore in town and is the leader of a womens group. Ester says she never wants to marry because she enjoys the freedom of being single. Immigration is empowering women to work outside of the home and changing women's social, political and economic aspirations. (Photo by Photographer Dana Romanoff / Getty Images)