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American History: Farm Work

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Marcelo finds work on a farm and is able to send some money back home. His brother Horatio plans to eventually return to Mexico.

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Protecting Harbors and Ports from Terrorists (10:59)

Watch this video about homeland security on HowStuffWorks. The U.S. Administration says that 90% of cargo manifests are reviewed before leaving the port of embarcation in an effort to protect U.S. ports from terror attacks. See how Deep Development... More »

Protecting Emergency Response Workers (8:54)

Watch this video about emergency response on HowStuffWorks. After the 9-11 attacks, state, local and federal agencies are beefing up protection equipment especially in regards to fire supression, bomb protection and chemical and biological weapons.... More »

Emergency Response Planning (7:57)

Watch this video about emergency response technologies on HowStuffWorks. In emergencies, having all the necessary information easily accessible by EMT personnel could be a life or death situation. See how Global Security Systems works in this video... More »

A Closer Eye on Homeland Security (3:55)

Watch this video about surveillance on HowStuffWorks. With homeland security an overriding concern, more and more companies and government organizations have a dire need to tighten and improve surveillance and security systems. See how Rainbow's... More »

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