Xochitl is a recent immigrant to the United States from Mexico. She came to New York because she had been told that there were many professionals in the city looking for domestic help. She finds a position as a nanny and grows to love the two children in her care even though their parents pay her less than minimum wage and generally treat her poorly. After two years, when the youngest child starts school, Xochitl is told to find another job. Xochitl went to New York because it was what Saskia Sassen refers to as a ______.

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Saskia Sassen refers to New York as a "global city," which is a city that is a center for international finance, commerce, and culture, and is connected to other global cities through flows of goods, people, and ideas. Xochitl came to New York specifically for the opportunity to find work as domestic help for professionals in the city.

Xochitl Is a Recent Immigrant to the United States from Mexico