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The article “Toil and Temptation” was written by Michael Kamber and published in the American newspaper The Village Voice.

Consequently, the main readership is formed by those who buy and read the paper. As The Village Voice is a progressive newspaper, covering news from the spheres of culture and politics, we can expect that most people who regularly read the newspaper are similarly minded.

The content of the article and its topic – the situation of illegal immigrants from Mexico living in New York – suggests that an important category of potential readers is represented by New Yorkers: “This final installment looks at the rapidly growing Mexican community in New York, and the challenges and struggles of being an illegal immigrant in our society.” (p. 2)

The article focuses on Mexican immigrants, women and men, both of whom are potential readers of the text: “Fully one third of Antonio’s village—including nearly all of the working-age males and 20 percent of the women—is in New York City.” (ll. 73-76); “…men and women here illegally, who trade 70-hour workweeks for a handful of cash.” (ll. 97-98)

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