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                                     Background                                       
              The stipulated facts and the exhibits received into evidence            
         are incorporated herein by reference.  At the time the petition              
         was filed, petitioner resided in Stockton, California.                       
              Juan Pacheco (Mr. Pacheco), petitioner’s spouse, was born in            
         Mexico.  He died in California on May 22, 2000.  Mr. Pacheco                 
         completed the third grade in Mexico, and he did not speak, read              
         or write English.                                                            
              Petitioner was also born in Mexico.  She graduated from high            
         school in Mexico, and she came to the United States in 1986.                 
              Mr. Pacheco obtained a California farm labor contractor’s               
         license and started a farm labor contracting business in 1980.               
         In 1990, Mr. Pacheco lost his license, and in that same year,                
         petitioner started to work as a farm labor contractor.  In 1991,             
         petitioner obtained a California farm labor contractor’s license,            
         and the name of Mr. Pacheco’s former business was changed to                 
         Magdalena Pacheco Farm Labor Contractor (Contractor).                        
              During 1995, 1996, and 1997, petitioner and Mr. Pacheco                 
         operated Contractor in Stockton, California.  Operators of farms             
         or vineyards would contact Contractor when they needed temporary             
         farm labor.  Contractor would provide the requested workers, and             
         the farm or vineyard would pay Contractor which would in turn pay            
         the workers.                                                                 








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