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Ferguson: one year later, use of the term 'illegal immigrant,' an encyclopedia of tacos
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Ferguson: one year later, use of the term 'illegal immigrant,' an encyclopedia of tacos

An assessment one year after a police shooting in Missouri rocked the nation, more debate over "illegal immigrant," Tacopedia.

ST. LOUIS, MO - AUGUST 12, 2014:  Eighty-eight-year-old Creola McCalister joins other demonstrators protesting the killing of teenager Michael Brown.
ST. LOUIS, MO - AUGUST 12, 2014: Eighty-eight-year-old Creola McCalister joins other demonstrators protesting the killing of teenager Michael Brown.
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An assessment one year after a police shooting in Missouri rocked the nation, more debate over "illegal immigrant," Tacopedia.

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