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David Perez is a migrant worker from Guatemala who arrived in the United States in May of 2008. In this interview, Mr. Perez opens up about his experience with remodeling houses and how he has navigated through work during an economic crisis and the COVID 19 Pandemic. Mr. Perez has been working jobs throughout Mexico and Guatemala for the past 27 years. He has been working on remodeling houses since 2009 and explains that he got into remodeling houses to do the economic recession of 2008.
Below are several excerpts from our full interview with David Perez. Some of these clips were included in our telling of this story. Some haven't! You can view all of our clips below, and the full interview can be located at the bottom of the page.
The interviews below are in Spanish/Español. English captions provided.
Did the 2008 recession affect David and his work?
How has COVID affected David's work?
Has David experienced legal issues living in the United States?