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Formerly undocumented tech worker pushes for more industry diversity

by El Tecolote Staff April 20, 2017

Although once an undocumented immigrant, Juan Manuel “Manny” Roa has managed to secure a job in the highly competitive tech industry despite his limited technical background. Roa first entered the United States illegally in 2001 when he was 11, but returned to his hometown of LĂĄzaro CĂĄrdenas in the state of MichoacĂĄn, MĂ©xico in 2011 […]

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