Francisco and his mom, dad, and older brother, Roberto, illegally cross la frontera into California in search for the American Dream.
Sickness
The family goes to work at different farms hoping to make enough money to survive and live a good life.
Francisco leaves a great opportunity
Francisco goes to school for the first time and likes it. He begins to make friends and even receives an award for drawing. 
Caught by La Migra
Torito, one Francisco's little brothers, gets really sick and almost dies. He survives and the family continues with their lives
Francisco meets a nice teacher that is good and was going to teach him. Francisco had to move to a different farm.
 After a stroke of bad luck the family moves to Santa Maria where they begin to settle in. Soon Roberto finds a stable job and Francisco thinks that they will finally be able to stay in one place. Unfortunately, Francisco and Roberto are caught by the United States Border Patrol.