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How an Undocumented Immigrant From Mexico Became a Star at Goldman Sachs

Julissa Arce went from selling funnel cakes in Texas to derivatives at Wall Street’s most profitable securities firm

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Hasnain says:

" By 2011, Arce was making $300,000 to $400,000—she won’t give the exact amount—and had been promoted to vice president. She replaced her fake green card with a real one from the U.S. government after the wedding. She was legal, elite, and rich. She was also unhappy. The only thing stranger than going from selling funnel cakes in Texas to equity derivatives in New York was how vacant she felt."

Posted on 2015-02-25T17:27:59+0000