A family living in Guatemala struggled to meet end meets and had to grovel for money. The mother had five children by the age 25 and wanted nothing more than to give her children everything she couldn’t have. She wanted to give them the opportunity to have a better life with the ‘American Dream.’ Her first attempt at leaving Mexico ended up in failure due to being caught by the police and later being incarcerated. She was released early because of a sickness that was highly contagious. A second chance to leave Mexico came to two years later. The coyotes, the people who bring immigrants across the border, raised their prices but she was able to pay. She was able to make it into California where she worked as a housekeeper. She kept her promise
