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WOODLANDS, TX - JANUARY 09: Mauricio Martin with his daughters, Vera, 3, (center) and Emilia, 6, (right) outside of their home in the Woodlands, Texas, on Wednesday, January 9, 2013. Mr. Martin and his family moved into their new home north of Houston in August 2012. The Martin's represent the growing number of affluent Mexican nationals that decide to relocate to the US because of continued economic and social instability in Mexico.
(Brandon Thibodeaux for Time)