Rosario left Mexico to establish a better life for herself and her son, Carlitos. Carlitos was left behind in his grandmother's care because Rasario felt she would be able to protect him and care for him as she hereself would.

Rosario made this decision because life in Mexico is a daily struggle for food, clothing and shelter. She felt the United States could provide greater opportunities for them both.

Carlitos missed his mother and was fearful that he would be taken from his grandmother. He aslo had to deal with mixed emotions of sadness and anger towards Rosario leaving him behind. Rosario lived in a garage with another woman and worked multiple jobs to try to earn money to obtain a lawyer to help her be able to gain citizenship to allow for her son to come to the United States to be with her. She made unfair wages and was unable to do anything when she was fired from on job and not paid for her work due to her being in the United States illegally. She was desparate for her son to be with her to the point she was going to marry Paco, who had become a legal citizen. In the end she could not go through with the marriage so she decided to go back to Mexico.

Women in the US have different choices to make. They may not have to leave their country, but they may take jobs or do things they would not normally do in order to provide for themselves and their children.