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[quote=Anonymous]Decades ago in NY there were deaf people that would come on the subway and give people pencils with little notes asking for money.  They were everywhere — usually women and children and elderly and many people gave them money.  Then a huge story broke — they were all effectively slave labor that had been brought over from certain Latin American companies.  They were deaf and did not speak ASL (they spoke a different sign language).  They were kept locked in a basement, their passports and ID were taken, and they were threatened/beaten to get more money.  I think the whole thinly broke because some woman on the subway actually spoke the right kind of sign language and one of the people was brave enough to quickly sign to her what was going on.  They all got special visa treatment to testify against the men who were holding them.  
Women with children usually have the easiest time finding government shelter/housing and connecting with other benefits.  Maybe someone pan handles short term until those benefits are in place.  But more likely she’s being used by some man.[/quote]

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