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Francisco "Paco" Inzunza illegally came to the United States from Mexico 13 years ago. He settled in Marshall with his wife, Susy, who is the assistant manager of a McDonald's. They have two sons Paco, Jr., a senior at Marshall High School, and Anthony, a fifth grader at the Bueker Middle School. Paco is employed as a custodian at the same middle school.

Paco has a ninth grade education, but studied English for three years as an adult. He works as a volunteer interpreter for local hospitals, schools, and churches. In the past, he worked as an interpreter for the courthouse.

In 1999, he was involved in a murder case as a translator and a witness. He was forced to admit his undocumented status to authorities, but was allowed to stay in the country so he could help with the trial. The suspect was convicted with a sentence of 60 years.

Afterwards, Paco reported to the Immigration and Naturalization Services and was told his work permit wouldn't be renewed. After two years into the legal process, an immigration judge granted him a postponement of his deportation because of a backlog of other immigration cases.

Paco is very well received in Marshall. He translates for Latino people who know little English and helps them fill out forms and find housing. He had 15 witnesses from the local community lining up to testify for him at his hearing. His supporters have been lobbying to have a law change before his next hearing on Feb 13, 2007, so he can stay in the United States permanently.

Photographs from the 56th Missouri Photo Workshop are available available online through the Year-by-Year page, or through the MPW.56 homepage

History of the Missouri Photo Workshop

The roots of the Missouri Photo Workshop are embedded firmly in a half-century of rich tradition; current workshops carry on principals present from the beginning.

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When the late Clifton C. Edom of the Missouri School of Journalism founded the Missouri Photo Workshop in 1949, he too, looked to the past to map the path for photojournalism's future. Inspired by the gritty, content-rich photographs of the documentary photo unit of the pre-WWII Farm Security Administration, Edom promoted research, observation and timing as the methods to make strong story-telling photographs. FSA director Roy Stryker and photographer Russell Lee worked closely with Edom in the creation of the Workshop and served as faculty members during its early years.

In subsequent years, faculty members have been many of America’s leading newspaper and magazine photographers and photo editors; a roster of faculty and students reads like a Who’s Who of photojournalism. Faculty of today includes some of the most energetic, productive and articulate documentarians currently working. All are experts dedicated to passing on the fundamentals of photo research, shooting and editing to those who hope to carry on these values and techniques in the future.

The workshop still follows Cliff Edom's credo:

"Show truth with a camera. Ideally truth is a matter of personal integrity. In no circumstances will a posed or fake photograph be tolerated."

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