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Immigrant workers from Guatemala, Honduras and Venezuela wear respirators and coveralls as they restore Los Angeles homes damaged by the devastating January 2025 wildfires. A Korean-born nurse in a surgical mask and gloves visits a patient’s home to tend to their post-surgery wounds. Sawdust flies through the air and onto José Martinez’s hands and shirt sleeves as he builds furniture, doors and kitchen cabinets at his Mexican family’s home outside of San Diego.
