"Northwest Mexico" "Have your dads gone to the United States?" " Yes!" " Yes!" "Whose dad has gone to the U. S.?" " Mine!" " Is your dad going?" " Mine's getting ready to." " Your dad too?" " Yes." " Why are they going to the U. S.?" " To bring back money." " To work." "But there's work here." "Why don't they stay?" "Because they don't like it here." "Because there's not enough money." " Why isn't there enough money?" " Yes." "Don't they get paid well here?" "About how much do they get paid?" " One bill." " One bill?" "And what do you think is in the U. S?" " Money." " Lying on the ground." "Lying on the ground?" "We should go and gather it all up!" "Gifts." " Gold chains." " Gold chains?" "Gifts and gold chains." "Raise your hand if you want to go and work in the U.S." " Me!" " Me!" " Me!" " Me!" "So, you're all going to go to the U. S?" " Yes!" " Yes!" "There's not going to be anyone left in La Cañada" "If everyone goes to the U.S." "What about those ones who stay?" "How are they going to feel?" " Sad." " Like crying." " And is that what you want?" " No." "I'm not going to go to the U.S." "You're not?" "What are you going to do here?" "I want to be a teacher." "Those Who Remain" "Maricela y Evelyn Southeast Mexico." "Evelyn." "Wake up." "It's time to get up." "I'm awake already." "My little one." "Effy." "Time to go, honey." "I wake up afraid I wake up afraid because..." "I'm the kind that can sense... what will happen... after." "I'm afraid to cross the river with my kids." "That's him." "I'll get it." "What's up?" "The line's bad again." "Doña Evi was telling me, if I wait, she's going on the 6th of August but I told her I'd have to talk to you first." "A friend of hers told her  you shouldn't come that way  that a lot of people die on the way." " You're not listening, are you?" " That's what she said." " Do you want to talk to your dad?" " Hey, man." " What are you up to?" " Answer him!" " There you go again..." " Pulling faces." "Are you pulling fucking faces?" "Elizabeth doesn't want to go." "She says "Mommy, I'm afraid to go..."" " She doesn't want to come?" " No, because like that woman said..." "I want you all to come because  it's fucking hell being here alone." "For a minute there I thought you were going to sing me this song." "Which song?" "Can't you see that if you go, you'd take my life  my happiness with you." "If you stay  I'd change my life to suit your wishes." "I'd read you a thousand verses  give you roses and the ring you always wanted." "If you stay  you'll never sleep another night without me..." "All right, I'll call you on Monday." "Okay." "Take care." "Thanks." "You too." " Okay." " Take care, all of you." "Yes." " Okay then, honey." "Bye." " Bye." "Okay, take care." "Thanks." "Same to you." "Okay then." " Bye." " Bye." "Should I hang up, or are you going to wait until it runs out?" " No, hang up." " Okay." "Bye" "Gerardo y Gloria West Mexico" "Did you get some rest?" "Sure." "No, you open it like this." "What's this?" " It's cheese, son." " What's cheese?" "What do you mean what's cheese?" "Just eat it up." "What's it taste like?" "What's love?" "Who knows?" "I'm not the one to ask." " I don't know the first thing..." " There's no such thing anymore!" "I don't know..." "People aren't interested in love these days." "They get married for convenience." "They want someone to..." " Save them from poverty..." " Exactly." "Or someone who can give them the lifestyle they want," "It doesn't matter anymore if you love each other or not." "That one can save me from a life of poverty or that one can buy me all the things I want." "Does she argue with me?" "You bet!" "She's threatening to leave me just because I said I was going." "I'm going to save him with my super..." "Let's go, soldiers!" "Come on, horses!" "It's hopeless!" "And then they accuse you of leaving them." "Maybe I still love you." "Maybe I've never forgotten you." "Pascual y Juanita Central Mexico" "My father kept a tight rein on me." "I used to love dancing but my old man was strict." "I'd get home at night and my mother would make me a bite to eat and I'd wait until my father fell asleep and then I'd sneak off to the dance." "I couldn't have been asleep for an hour... when he'd call me and get me out of bed." "We'd go up there to cut rocks and blast." "I'd get home with my hands on fire, but if someone invited me to a dance," "I wouldn't think twice." "I'd wait until he was asleep and off I'd go." "I'd get home when the cock crowed." "I'd catch a wink of sleep, he'd call me and off we'd go, but if I slacked off even a bit... he'd be there with the rope." "No... my old man was strict!" "Not like now." "Now it's different." "These days you talk to your kids." "You don't beat it into their heads." "In my day, it was all about discipline." "I'm always telling Marcos, when he left... my hair was black and now it's as gray as the Orizaba volcano." "Your tortillas..." "As a mother you miss them," "but what can you do?" "We have to accept our lot... and make do with asking God to watch out for them." "And when I hear on the news one of them's been killed," "I say "Oh, dear Lord!" "Those poor mothers!"" "They were so happy their sons left to bring back money." "And what for?" "Time to eat." "Get out of the way." "But... these worms?" "No, you can't give them those." " This big." " No, that's too much." " This much?" " No, this small slice is enough." "This slice. ...and the chocolate button." "Get a plate." "At that clinic they make you stay outside." "They won't let you be at the birth." "Those two were born big." "And this one's going to be the exception not with this belly, right?" "We only wanted three." "It's tough feeding so many mouths." "There's no work." "You have to cross over." "I'm going to stick around to see... he's born healthy and as soon as he's baptized..." "I'm off!" "Ready." "No, not my face!" "I only touched your hand..." "No, no!" " All right." " I'm all black!" "No, not me!" "Jump in the water, everyone!" "I'm going to dive in." "Name three reasons why the Spanish conquered Mexico." "You haven't reached here yet, have you?" " The Conquest of Yucatan." " Name three reasons the Spanish conquered Mexico." ""The Founding of Merida"" ""The Discovery of Yucatan"" ""The Conquest of Yucatan"." "There's nothing in here about the "Conquest of Mexico"." "You have to answer it yourself." "All it says is name three reasons the Spanish conquered Mexico." "It should be in the book." "Well it isn't." "Like what?" "So we could be free?" "Free to..." "I had a dog, I thought it was the dog sitting over there." "A big dog, a German shepherd it was." "But then I looked closer and saw it wasn't the dog." "It was an enormous eagle with huge eyes..." "Look!" "The eagle." "Its beak was huge." "This big it was with enormous claws and feathers on its legs, right down to its feet." "Francisco Ruedas North Mexico" "Its wings were as wide as my outstretched arms easily an arm's length each at the very least." "That eagle must have weighed 18 pounds." "Enormous it was." "It rose up and flew straight overhead, right where we're standing." "I remember because its nest is over there, on yonder hillside." "You can see it from here." "There's the eagle's nest." "A brown eagle a golden eagle," "native to these parts." "This is practically the only place you can see eagles in Mexico," "Here in Mt." "Escobedo." "My father went to the U.S." "...and when I was a boy he said," ""Son, when you grow up, you'll go north." "You'll go and make money and come back here."" "When the time came to go," "I said to my father, "I'm going to the U.S."" "And he said, "Sure, why not?" "Go to the U.S."" "And he wasn't far wrong, because those of my generation the ones who stayed have nothing and the rest left." "To the right." "March!" "My dad left seven years ago," "I was seven when he left." "Yeremi y Rodolfo Northwest Mexico" "He came back thinking we were still little girls, but we weren't." "We also thought he would be the same, but he wasn't." "Girls and boys those of you who have earned a place on the new guard," "do you swear to safeguard our flag at all civic acts held at our school and in the community during the school year ahead?" " We swear." " If not, let your comrades be yourjudges." "Salute!" "Because when he got back... he wanted us to study and nothing else." "To go straight from home to school." "I didn't feel free." "Close ranks!" "Salute!" "Line formation!" "Left flank." "Quick, march!" "The third-grade guard will now make its last tour." "Are we all sad?" " No!" "No!" " Are we all happy?" " Yes!" "Yes!" " Then let's sing our cheer." "Then let's sing our cheer:" "Ejido!" "Ejido Modelo!" "Go for it!" " One, two, three." " Goal!" "Kick it." "Go get it!" "Score!" "My dad only finished primary school  and my mom didn't manage to finish." "He says he doesn't want us to be like them, that he wants us to make something of our lives." "I was sick when I got back." "I was shaking and my mind was a bit foggy." "At the same time I was anxious to see my family again." "The whole time I wanted to come back." "Why lie?" "But I kept thinking about my girls in school and," "I kept stringing them along." "They wanted to see me... and so did I," "but I kept thinking about them and their education." "I spent two, three, seven years telling them lies." "Telling them I'd be back on such and such a month when I knew it wasn't true." "I even thought of staying on... another four years so they could finish university." "But I couldn't keep it up." "It was too hard." "Dear Dad, I'm sending you this letter and I hope you are well." "I want to tell you  never to forget me, not even when I get there in that place where you are now." "And when we go there," "I want you to take me everywhere, because I want to see the rides at the park and the other things in Los Angeles." "Daddy, I miss you." "And when I get there I'm going to give you a big hug... to thank you for loving me so much." "And I don't want you to be sad  when you read this letter." "I'm thinking of you with a great sadness that weighs on my heart." "I want to lay a floor here." "This is going to be my kitchen." "I want the dining room here." "I'm going to put a division here and over there a table in the middle for cooking." "The rest is going to be part of the kitchen." "I'm going to leave the roof open so as not to block the light because if I close it up, the whole place will be dark." "I'm told there's going to be a window over here." "The entrance... a door there a niche and maybe another window over here to let the light in." "Marcos wanted me to build the foundations of stone." "Marcos is paying for it." "He went up north." "They went to work." "It's been what?" "Eight years since Marcos left..." "He says he's bored of being there." "He says he's coming home." "Rosi Central Mexico" "If he hadn't gone, the house would have stayed the way it was." "But he's gone." "I've had to oversee the construction work." "I feel I have more responsibilities." "I've always had more responsibilities than him." "Or at least it feels that way." "We know each other well... so I'm not afraid to choose the colors." "Why that?" "Why the other?" "I think I'm doing a good job." "He's not the aggressive type, so I make the decisions." "I decide on the colors and the rooms." "It still looks like a warehouse because one, we don't live here, and two, we only come to check on it from time to time." "When I come here I do a bit of housework." "The house has four bedrooms like our other one, except that they're smaller because it was meant to be like a cabin." "But I think I've exaggerated!" "When he gets back we'll sort it out." "Who gets which bedroom." "Most people put down roots over there and I think that's what traps them." "Others, a lot of others, get trapped by property." "So they can't come either." "And then there are the ones who don't come back because they're ashamed of their country of their own people." "They're gone for three years and they don't want to speak Spanish anymore." "Then they come back and complain:" ""There's nothing but rocks here!"" "But this is where they were raised..." "here among the rocks." "Hello!" "This one's called Irma Serrano." "I named her after Irma because she has the same eyes." "Look at her eyes." "Hi, Irma!" "What's up, girl?" "I left and when I came back I bought this piece of land and that land over there." "My roots are here." "This is where I was born." "There's no place in the world more beautiful than here." "That house on the other side..." "There's only a woman and her daughters in the other one." "That one's empty too." "And the one beside it." "A woman takes care of that one because the whole family left." "That's the way it is round here." "The town will soon be empty at this rate." "Suffering was all you brought me." "I can never erase this cruel heartache." "Despite it all, I still love you  and look where it's got me." "José Elias North Mexico" "I've had a lot ofjob offers in the US." "Stableman and... but no." "We're doing all right here." "Why go so far afield?" "Come on in!" ""The Simple Rules of the Household" It couldn't be easier:" ""If you open it, close it." "If you make a mess, tidy up."" ""If you dirty something, clean it." "If you break something, fix it."" ""If you don't know how to fix it, find someone who can."" ""If you don't know what to say, keep your mouth shut."" ""If you can't do it better, don't criticize."" ""If you can't help, don't get in the way."" ""If it's free, don't waste it"." "In other words, make good use of it." ""If you insult someone, apologize."" ""If you're not an expert, don't offer your opinion."" ""If something is of use to you, treat it with care."" "Here comes the best part." "Take note." ""If you can't do what you want in life, try to love what you do."" "It's full." "It's as simple as that." "If someone wants to coax you, you just say: "I know what I have!"" "How do you feel when you're missing something?" "Like you're missing something." "But... we get by." "We do what we can with what we have." "I've made a life out of my profession." "I have seven brothers in the United States." "There's ten of us, but only three of us... and my folks live here." "Seven of my brothers are over there and a whole bunch of nieces and nephews." "They're all over there." "In Iraq!" "I have two brothers in Chicago," "one in Los Angeles, two in Arizona." "It's a different world." "They had money to travel, to come and go, to party, for clothes." "Even if they work in the fields or washing dishes... they have their salary." "There's no job security here." "But I held out." "I lacked a lot of the comforts they have but we have everything we need right here." "Run, dad!" "Dad?" "Come on, dad" "Let me show him how it's done." "Come on, Adrian." "Stand there." "I'm going to be the mare." "I'm coming to get you, dumb mare." "Let's lasso him." "Ready..." "Come on, stupid mare!" "Pancho got me!" "And "El Chino" was in your way." "Veterinary 24 hours." "The mare comes out of the gate!" "It's hard to be without your husband." "It's like I'm always telling him," "a woman alone with kids has to put up with a lot." "They've come here banging on my door to laugh at me." "They think just because I'm alone, I'm going to open the door." "That's what I can't stand." "There's no way I'm putting up with this alone." "It's notjust one people who stay." "It's notjust one woman who's left behind;" "Maybe, but we don't all feel the same about it." "Some feel worse than others." "My husband's always been gone, but I've adapted." "Why?" "Because he has one function and I have another." "I built her a house and we have our kids." "Just like you." "And she still doesn't trust me!" "How many women complain they need their husbands and when he's here, the first thing they do is pick a fight." "What do you want him for?" "I least I'd have someone to fight with." "I speak for myself," "but if you ask me, it's not right to complain he's never here and has no responsibilities." "But when he comes back you don't take care of him and you fight." "If you don't want to do your duty as a wife, what do you want him for?" "He says I'm the one who gets mad." "So you're going to treat me however you like?" "Then why bother forming a family?" "Do we have to be together every minute of the day?" "That's the idea." "Or at least that's what I thought." "Then that's that..." "Where's his wife?" " There's no comparison." " And his?" "They don't leave home for years on end!" " Well I..." " They don't leave for years on end!" "I bet they're not gone longer than a few months if even that." "I didn't go to school." "You should have married a scientist." "Plus AB plus the square root of A, plus the square root of B." ""Are you going to let me go to high school, dad?" she said." ""I'm going so you can finish school," he said." "And she was happy." "She must have thought: "He's going so I can stay at school."" "So he left, but time passed and she grew up..." ""I'm going, because I feel bad when they tell me they want to finish school and I can't afford to send them if I stay."" "I'm going to see how long I can stick it out, but if I go, I'm staying as long as I can."" "I didn't believe him, because he said he didn't want to leave his girls." "I told him it was dangerous to cross... that we weren't starving and that stay here." ""Just a month," he said." "It was as if he'd already made up his mind." ""We'll see how long I can stick it out, but I have to go so they can finish school."" "A year passed and then another and we said to ourselves:" ""Maybe next year."" "After he was gone about a year and a half she said:" ""Come home, dad!"" ""And if I do?" "How am I going to put food on the table?" he said." "She was only little and she said:" ""We don't care what we eat... an avocado with salt is enough, but we want you to come home."" "I sowed the field with cucumbers." "I hope I can make a profit here so I don't have to go back." "Who knows how I'll fair?" "For example, I've spent 25,000 pesos so far on the seeds, but if the harvest is poor, it'll be money down the drain." "Time will tell." "It was early in the morning, three days after my birthday." "I was asleep and he came into my room and gave me a kiss and then he left." "He said goodbye to my mom and my sister but me and my little sister." "I was awake, but I didn't want to see when he left." "He just came over, gave me a kiss and then left." "Raquel Mexican South Border" "It was a Sunday." "He called me about four or five in the afternoon." "He said he was all right and that he wanted to come back." ""I miss the family," he said." ""Why don't you come back?" I said." ""There's no work and I don't have any money," he said." ""It doesn't matter." "Come back," I said." "But he didn't want to." "We talked for a while and then he spoke to Adolfo, but I don't know what his father said to him." "Adolfo was about five." "Then he told me he was going to his room to rest, because he'd just finished work when he called me." "I assumed he'd gone to his room, but he stayed there a while in the phone booth." "That's where he was mugged." "They were looking for money, but he didn't have any." "All he had was the phone card..." "I think that's where they killed him." "I don't know the details of how he died and I didn't want to ask." "As soon as we heard the news... when we heard he was dead... a terrible sadness came over us." "I told her..." ""Don't cry, child." "Don't be sad."" ""I'm here." "As long as your mother and me are alive, we're here for you." "This is your home."" ""That's your land." "It's all yours"" ""Just like when you were little."" "And it cheered her up." "I fell sick I fell sick for about two months." "I almost died." "My mother and father took me to the doctor and I was able to overcome the grief." "I've been alone for five years now." "It's been five years since he died." "When people ask me about him I tell them not to that I couldn't bear the pain of remembering." "I'm fine most of the time, unless I get to thinking." "I don't like remembering what happened because it was so painful for me." "My father loved horses and rodeo riding." "He was a man who liked life on the ranch." "So we bought the ranch." ""I like this ranch so much I could die here," he said." "We came here in 89 and he died in 92." "That's one of the reasons we came back, to be with them, because they weren't in such good health." "Then one day I had the idea of building him a rodeo ring in honor of my father and his love of rodeo ring." "So I built this ring for him." "I said to myself: "I don't want the plaque to read in memory of so and so."" "That's for gravestones." "So I chiseled him this plaque out of stone." "It says: "Salome Ruedas Rodeo Ring."" "My son Marcos left these when he went up north." "He said: "Take care of the garlic, mom.""Keep planting them, so they keep reproducing." "And when I come back, we can plant more."" "So we've been tending to them and look they've taken." "He sowed four or six pounds to begin with and now there's lots." "These are his memories." "We're getting on." "There's no turning back the clock now." "We spend our time thinking about our children." "Sometimes I'll sit there with my sewing and think about my children, about how far away they are." "I miss them." "Watch your head!" "Do you want another bunch?" "I want to come up!" "Evelyn!" "I want to come up." "You shouldn't fight with your sisters." "If you fight with them  it's as if you're fighting with me and your mother." "You don't want that, do you?" " No." " Well..." "Think about it then." "You still have time to say sorry." "I'm talking to you as if you were about to be married." "What average did you get?" "8.6" "What?" "That's low, isn't it?" "Damn you, Evelyn!" "Do you know how much I want to see you?" "Sorry?" "Do you know how much I want to see you?" "How much?" "From here to where you are." " Tie it up..." " Cut its head off!" "Cut the turkey's head off, Grandma Lau!" "We have to bleed it." "So it can die." "I have to go, sweetie." "I'll call you back this afternoon." "Okay." " All right." " All right, sweetheart." "Tell your mother I'll call her  about three this afternoon." "Okay." " Okay." "I'll tell her." " Take care sweetheart." "I wish I could see you in that dress." "Take care." "I love you." "Me too." "Be good and say hello to everyone for me." "Okay." "And give your mother a big kiss for me." "Tell her I love her." "If you stay," "I'd change my life to suit your wishes." "I'd read you a thousand verses..." "I'd give you roses and the ring you always wanted." "If you stay, you'll never sleep another night without me." "For the love of God, don't go." "If you stay, this time I promise to make you happy." "I like this one better." "Look, sweetie, this is the one that was down below." "Is this the one you liked?" "It is?" "She can try it on if she wants." "Is this the one you like?" " Yes." " Anything else?" "It's a size 10." "Do you think it'll fit?" "I'm making a salsa." "The broth is ready and the beans too." "It's his favorite!" "When a father dies it's like a darkness descends on you." "You lose your way." "Who knows why?" "I went outside to see if I could see him." "Nothing." "I wanted to hear his voice again but no." "Mom!" "You've emptied nearly the whole case." "Look at all this stuff!" "Leave the dolls." "Just pack the most important stuff we're going to use." "Look what you've done, mom!" "You've pulled the whole case out!" "Take it out." "The English books are in there and we need them, although I doubt I'm going to start working the minute I get there." "I'm afraid to cross the border, but I want to see him." "I cried when I talked to him." "My mommy told me not to cry because if I cry on the way," "they're going to send me back here to Dzonca." "Alejandro Central Mexico" "I'm afraid..." "I'm afraid and I keep looking back to check that no one's following me." "Because if someone is following me or I get caught," "I'm going to get sent back and I'll have to cross the river again." "Crossing the river is the most dangerous part." "You have to lie on your belly and hide like this." "Then you have to listen and watch for the border patrol." "Once the coast is clear, you creep out slowly... carefully and start walking." "You might lose a shoe and have to leave it behind." "Maybe you have to run with just one..." "If you have time to put both on, well and good, but if not, you have to keep walking." "When you get to a hill or rougher ground like this, for example, you can take a rest because the immigration cops won't bother following you up here." "They're too lazy." "They can't run up here like us." "And once you get your breath back, you keep walking." "What I'm most afraid of is losing my family, because family is the most valuable thing we have in life." "When you cross over, you can lose your family here or die on the border." "We married." "We had Andres." "Then he left." "He came back and we had Luis Angel." "He left again and when he came back we had this little one." "Oh, sweetheart!" "Mommy's here now." "He can't see properly yet." "He can't barely open his eyes." "Look at that." "He stopped crying." "Oh, sweetheart!" "Were you all alone, little one?" "Were you all alone?" "Sing up!" "Who wants to dance?" "... if you don't come back, my love... my soul will leave my body and come looking for you." "Carrying two suitcases full of silence." "I'm tired." "My butt hurts and my feet." "But as soon as we get home, we'll have a bath and rest and then we're going to the circus." "To the circus and to see your boyfriend." "Are there lions?" "Let's hope it keeps up, that we have lots of cucumber to harvest." "All done." "All set." "A horseman can't be seen wearing a pastel green or a pastel blue shirt much less pink!" "A horseman in a pink shirt..." "Now that's ridiculous!" "It's 5:30." "Mom!" "It's a quarter to six!" "Let's go!" "How do you like it, Grandma?" "It's supposed to go like this, Maricela." "Like this." "Like this!" " Did you brush your tongue?" " Yes." "Jesus, Jesus  you are my friend." "You gave your life for me." "Jesus, Jesus  you are my God and you are always there for me," "even when I trespass against you." "Welcome to this celebration." "We are gathered here  to thank the Lord  for these three years of devotion and hard work," "in the company of his parents, godparents and teachers." "Lord, I offer up my life to you  before your altar." "I offer you my soul, Lord  in this humble song." "I offer you all my gifts." "I offer you all my love." "I offer you this sacrifice." "I offer you all my pain." "Lord, I kneel at your feet." "I come dressed as a horseman  my horse, my lasso and my sombrero by my side." "Lord, I come to ask you to accompany me in the rodeo, just as I ask you to accompany me as I ride through life." "And when I walk again in this ring I want you to ride with me, Lord to be my judge and companion." "Amen." "I want to see!" "I'll take you in a minute." "So you can see for yourself they're not ready." "Hurry up!" "Hurry up!" "There goes Carlos." "He's only just arrived." "Can't you see the horses outside?" "Hurry up!" "Hurry up!" "Come on, dad!" "I could chew your ears off." "Like this." "To get it into your head." " I'll take you in a minute, Adrian." " You said that a minute ago!" "Then I'll take you now!" " Yes!" "Hurry up!" " Let's go then." "We're proud to present you a rodeo with the participation of the Charros of Tepetongo." "You guys over there at the gate, can you hear?" "The contestants are preparing themselves..." "Come on, mare!" "Let the mare out!" "This chicken's ready, isn't it?" " Let's have a taste..." " It needs a few more minutes." "If it's raw, you can blame Gerardo for saying it was ready." "No, it's ready!" "It's ready!" "I tasted it myself." "Come on, everyone!" "Let's go for the sack to bag the corn." " I think we left it behind." " We left it behind?" "The zucchini are over there." "I don't want him to go." "I don't care if we can't go to school." "It doesn't matter if we can't make ends meet, as long as we're together," "as long as we love each other and have each other for support." "I didn't think I was this smashed." "Shut up you stupid cow!" "Shut up, please!" "I was 15 the first time I went." "I've tried my hand at nearly every job in the U.S." "I can fit in anywhere." "I'm a Jack of all trades." "I'm a Jack of all trades." "If I'm asked to work in the fields, I work in the fields." "Wherever I'm offered a job, that's where I'll be." "But not here." "Here all they talk about is corn... but why work in the cornfields when you can't live off what you earn?" "If you can't make a living, why bother?" "That's been my experience here." "I came back and bought my tractor and everything." "Two or three people owed me... and now that they came into some money, they paid me." "They paid me but it's not enough for me to live off here." "Even though the president claims it is, it's not true." "It's not true." "Nothing they say is true." ""Vote for me..."" "I'm notjust saying it because I've had a few too many not because I've had a few too many but presidents tell a lot of lies." "That's not to say I don't lie." "I do." "I lie." "I lie." "But if I lie 50 percent of the time they lie 80 percent of the time." "They're screwing me over!" "But I don't complain." "Why not?" "Because it's theirjob!" "Tell the kids not to cry if a woman comes to take them." "Tell them she's going to bring them here to me." "Tell them not to be afraid." "Tell them they have to be brave, like their old man." "The same goes for you." "Don't do anything stupid." "Do you hear?" "Good luck." "You have to be brave if you want to see your dad." "You have to say: "I'm going to be strong and I'm going to get there."" "If someone asks you a question, just answer." "Do you hear?" "No tears." "Nothing." "Please." "Okay, mom." "In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit." "Thanks, mommy." "Evelyn!" "Get a move on!" "You don't want me to spank you on our last day, do you?" "And don't go getting emotional on me or..." "Now is when you have to be strong." "Quick!" "Clear up those dirty dishes, please." "You're going to stay here and help your aunt." "I have to go and clean the other house." "Get to work, Evelyn!" "Please!" "Don'tjust stand there looking at me." "All of you!" "Shut up!" "Get out of my sight!" " My tiger!" " Your tiger can go here." "No, I want to take him." "Yes, he can go in here." "It's awful having to leave behind everything you've worked so hard to get." "Oh, my God!" "Take care, honey." "Be good." "God bless you." "And take care of you." "Thanks." "Here it is." "Oh, my God!" "Take care." " Okay." " I'm off, son." "Aren't you going to see me off?" "He's asleep." "Well, it's time to go." "Take care." "Look after the cow." "And don't forget to feed the animals." "Go back to sleep." "They didn't wake up." "The day has finally come." "Take good care of the kids." "Call me as soon as you get there." "Goodbye." "Where are the others?" "They're getting washed." "We're leaving." "Be careful." " Good luck." " Thanks." "Take care." "Evelyn doesn't want to go." "She's going to stay." "Take good care of the kids, Maricela, please." "And you look after yourself, okay?" "You too, auntie." "May God be with you." "Take care." "Pray for us, that we have a safe crossing." "I'll be thinking of you." "Don't forget to call or I'll be worried sick." "Take care because we're going to have you over for Evelyn's fifteenth birthday." "God willing." " Hi, dad." " You're here." " How are you?" " Fine." " How have you been?" " Good." " How are you?" " Fine." " You've all grown." " Where's my Flor?" "Here she is." "Thank God you got here safely." " Hi, mom" " Hello, everyone." " How are you?" " Fine." "And you?" "You're home." "Blessed be the Lord for bringing you back, son." " Come on inside." " What's up, Pirata?" "We're here." "Imagine if we'd kicked the bucket when you were gone." "The trees are looking good, aren't they?" "Look how big they are, son." "You always return  to the places of old," "where you loved life." "And when you return, you find the things you loved gone." ""Don't leave now, girl  dreaming of the day you'll return!" "Love is simple  and it's the simple things  time devours." "Stay here  in the broad daylight  where you will find  bread and a table set under the sun." "Don't leave now, girl  dreaming of the day you'll return!" "Love is simple  and it's the simple things  time devours." "You always return  to the places of old  where you loved  life." "Dedicated to all the families who opened their doors to us to tell their stories."