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Generations of Mexican families may already be Canadian, and eligible for Canadian passports

On the morning of March 1, 1922, a chartered train pulled out of Plum Coulee, Manitoba. Six days and 3,000 kilometres later, it stopped at San Antonio de los Arenales, a rail siding in Chihuahua's high desert.

Generations of Mexican families may already be Canadian, and eligible for Canadian passports

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On the morning of March 1, 1922, a chartered train pulled out of Plum Coulee, Manitoba.

Six days and 3,000 kilometres later, it stopped at San Antonio de los Arenales, a rail siding in Chihuahua's high desert.

They […] The post Generations of Mexican families may already be Canadian, and eligible for Canadian passports first appeared on CIC News.

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On the morning of March 1, 1922, a chartered train pulled out of Plum Coulee, Manitoba. Six days and 3,000 kilometres later, it stopped at San Antonio de los Arenales, a rail siding in Chihuahua's high desert. They […] The post Generations of Mexican families may already be Canadian, and eligible for Canadian passports first appeared on CIC News.

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Its cars held families, furniture, horses and plows. About 400 people stepped off in those first arrivals.

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