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La Santa Cecilia - Ice El Hielo

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    Ice. Water frozen solid.
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    Ice. Immigration and Customs enforcement.
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    Ice. El hielo.
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    Eva polishes the table with a rag
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    taking care that everything shines like a pearl
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    Hopefully when the boss arrives,
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    she won't complain again
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    don't let it be that she reports her as an illegal
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    Jose takes care of the gardens
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    They look like Disneyland
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    He drives an old truck
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    without a license
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    It doesn't matter that he was a taxi driver
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    in his homeland
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    That doesn't matter to Uncle Sam
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    ICE is loose on those streets
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    One never knows when it will be our turn
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    The children cry, they cry at the doorway
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    They cry when the realize mom is not coming home
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    One stays here
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    another stays there
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    This is what happens for going out to work
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    Marta arrived as a girl
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    and dreams of studying
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    but it is difficult for her without papers
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    Those born here are the ones who get to achieve
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    but she never stops fighting
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    ICE is loose on those streets
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    One never knows when it will be our turn
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    The kids cry, they cry at the doorway
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    They cry when the realize mom is not coming home
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    One stays here
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    another stays there
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    This is what happens for going out to work
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    One stays here
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    another stays there
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    This is what happens for going out to work
Title:
La Santa Cecilia - Ice El Hielo
Description:

Produced by the National Day Laborer Organizing Network as part of the #Not1More series at http://notonemoredeportation.com with support of the abc* Foundation

Music video by La Santa Cecilia performing Ice El Hielo. (C) 2013 Universal Music Latino y Arju Productions, Inc.
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Video Language:
Spanish
Duration:
04:30

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