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Javier

This is a nine-year-old boy who lives with his grandparents and aunts in El Salvador. His parents live in the U.S., and they pay for coyotes/smugglers to take him to the U.S.

Abuelita Neli

This person is a mother of three daughters and a grandmother to a grandson and granddaughter. She is raising her grandson.

Mays

This is a person whose parents immigrated to the U.S., and he often commiserates with a cousin about how they miss their parents.

Grandpa Don Chepe (Jose Olvidio Cortez)

This person was in the military and worked at the airport. He is the father of three daughters and is raising his grandson.

Mom (Patricia)

This person immigrated to the U.S. when her son was five and arranges for coyotes to take him to the U.S. when he is nine.

Dad

This person immigrated to the U...

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