I was born in Jalisco, Mexico. When I was very young, my family moved to Colima. I had a very hard life – but I am here now. I am the mother of 8 children, all born in Colima. I had a husband who did not support me or my children. When my children were still young, they had to work with me so I could afford to feed them. We lived in a cardboard house – when it rained, we would all sleep in one bed in order to cover them from the rain.
I came to the United States in 1999 with hopes and dreams to provide my children with a better life. I started working as a house keeper – it was difficult for me because I could only bring two of my children with me to the US. I would eat soup and soda to sustain myself for the day because I had to send most of savings to my support my other children in Mexico.