但是，他生活在麦卡伦——美国得克萨斯州一边境城市，那里并不缺乏劳动力。

But he lives in McAllen, a border city in Texas with no shortage of workers.

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德克萨斯泛美大学（在爱丁堡）的辛西娅•布朗观测，一旦经济好转，麦卡伦定会重新兴盛。

Cynthia Brown of the University of Texas-Pan American, in Edinburg, predicts that McAllen is primed to resume its growth once the economy improves.

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德克萨斯州的贫困率受到其城市——麦卡伦，爱丁堡和阿拉莫——贫困率均高居33.4％拖累。

The Texas region defined by the cities of McAllen, Edinburg and Mission had the highest poverty rate in the country -- 33.4 percent.

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