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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Honestly do you know the name of the currency from which your AP is from? Do you understand the conversion rate? The reason why APs come here to babysit is because they make a lot of money after conversion to their currency compared to their potential income back home. You see the Hispanics mowing your neighbors yard and taking care of your neighborhood landscaping? Same premise. Except women do the child rearing and men do the physical labor. So when you talk about hispanics doing the physical labor that Americans don’t want to do, you can compare that to APs doing the childcare that American Citizens don’t want to do for the money.[/quote]

Former AP here. From a rich country (France). 
I came to the US to learn English and travel. The stipend was so low that I never saw it as a salary but more like pocket money.
It was clearly enough for me to travel (= taking greyhound busses) a little on the East Coast, buy my toiletries, some clothes and outings.
I couldn't save money.

One of my Au Pair friends was Polish and for her the stipend was a lot of money and I'm sure she brought back some money home.

The Au Pair programs all around the world wouldn't exist if the salary was the same as a nanny, that's as simple as that.

The program is so special and it's sad some people like you want to criticize it.

I cherish the friendship I share with my Polish friend for almost 20 years, we would have never met otherwise.
I cherish the memories I had with the children I took care of.
One got married and his wife is expecting. His sister just became a doctor. I am proud of them.
There's so much more behind the scenes than just a stipend or talking about "modern slavery".[/quote]

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