Coverage dated October 3, 2026

Inside a tiny prairie town relying on immigrants for hospital work

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By Evelio Contreras, CNN Hettinger, North Dakota (CNN) — “Do you like McDonald’s?” That was the first question Marichu Castillo Villamiel was asked when she applied for a job at a hospital in Hettinger, North Dakota, a tiny town of about 1,100 people and only one grocery store.

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    By Evelio Contreras, CNN Hettinger, North Dakota (CNN) — “Do you like McDonald’s?” That was the first question Marichu Castillo Villamiel was asked when she applied for a job at a hospital in Hettinger, North Dakota, a tiny town of about 1,100 people and only one grocery store.

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