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This story describes in the details of what undocumented workers had to go through to make a living for their families, not only in their country (or lack of) but mainly crossing over to the United States. The conditions, the hiding, the risk of arrest, leaving family member behind, and even the risk of death, simply to find a means to survive. Culture is learned, therefore I believe this story definitely relates to these undocumented workers. It seems that most of the undocumented workers have recognized, as a child, their parents or friends leaving and returning from the United States trying to make a better life for them, which in turn has laid the foundation for them. It was stated that most of the undocumented migrants that flee to the United States have had family and/or friends who have been or already there who teach or assist them in what they need to know. Without the passed on knowledge and social contact it would be more difficult for one just to imagine migrating. There was a specific example in the story where the father left every summer and would return, when his son grew up and thought about what his father did to get ahead, he asked his father to help him cross to the United States so he could do