And both stopped at grocery stores Tuesday. But these two women, so similar on paper, lead drastically different lives. Albarato is an immigrant from Guatemala. She and her husband came to the United States so their children might have greater opportunities. They live in an area of south Phoenix that is home to many other Hispanics.
Montes is a daughter of Mexican immigrants.
She lives in a new home in the growing northwest Valley and works in an upscale salon off Camelback Road. In her neighborhood and workplace, she is one of few Hispanics. Such an analysis appeared in this newspaper and in USA Today on Monday. The story said Hispanics were slow to integrate into American society. It's not 'our' street.