Salvadorans Seeking Shelter From War-Torn Country Flock to Virginia
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Salvadorans are flocking to Virginia, a trend that new Census numbers say has increased since the civil war in El Salvador ended more than 20 years ago. One center of that community is a neighborhood in Alexandria. Michael Pope reports.
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