Alambrista! (¡Alambrista!)

Come on. Indlo.

Come on

Roberto, get back to the house

Robertol

Get back to the hous& -I’m on my way.

Pedrol

Honey?

Honey, where are you?

What’s going on?

She’s waking lip.

Sit down.

Guess I might as well.

Did you work hard?

Same as always.

Hey, why are you always crying?

Come to your daddy.

Come to your papa.

Now you’ii stop cryng.

Hush.

Hush now.

Hushl

You take her.

She deese’t love her daddy.

She deese’t love her daddy.

Talk to me.

You okay now?

Slow down, lndo.

-She’s hungry. -There you go.

Just look at her.

Little crybaby.

She’s hungry.

Mommy doesn’t feed you.

Shall I put this on her?

Don’t suck so hard.

Easy.

So you don’t get cold.

Goon, have all you want.

Didn’t you feed her earlier?

Sure, but she’s always hungry.

Now she’s done.

Come here.

Go with Daddy now.

I’m thinking of crossing the border

and going north. What do you think?

It’s hard to earn much here.

They’re Iayng people off.

If I go, I’ll stay a year.

We can’t make ends meet here.

She’ll have to go to school. She’ll need clothes and all that.

I’d rather you didn’t go, but I guess...

whatever you want.

In sx months I’ll make enough to come back home.

That should be enough.

Then we won’t have to eat so many potatoes.

That’d be a nice change.

Dear Virgin of Guadalupe, who appeared here be/ow,

ease, dearest Mother, all my sorrow and woe.

You’re gong off just like your father Alberto dd.

And he never came back.

Don’t go, son. Please.

Don’t worry, Mama. I’ll make lots of money in the U.S.

Give me a little smile.

You can do better than that.

That woman!

Come onl

I’m a poor little deer who fives in the hills

I’m not very tame, so/don’t come down in dayIi’ht

/come down at n,#ht

Straight into your arms, my love

/climbed the hi’hest hill to look out over the plains

Hawks don’t rule where eagles soar

Neither does Ia migra with its chickenshit airplanes

Stand up and proceed do wnhf I.

There are officers waiting at the bottom.

Come out and wa/k toward them.

Don’t run! Stand up and don’t run.

We can see you. Officers are waiting be/ow.

We see you down there in the bushes.

Don’t run.

What?

What’s gain’ on?

Who is this guy?

-I’m just passing through. -I thought you were Immigration.

-Are the tortillas roady? -In a minute.

-And coffee? You want coffee now?

Of course.

Look what turned up out of the blue.

Scared the heck out of us. We thought he was Immigration.

-How about a torhila? -Sure.

Here are the beans. Dig in.

Help yourself.

He’s one of us. There’s a few of us.

We just sleep in different places

so if Immigration comes, they won’t catch us all at once.

Bring it closer.

Don’t be embarrassed. We’re all friends here.

Dig in, guys. We gotta get going.

You think there’s a chance I could get work here?

Sure, someone will hire you.

Just don’t ask questions.

Tell the boss you’re just here to work.

Don’t ask quesUons. That’s all.

So you want to work here?

-Hey, the beans will burn. -No, they won’t.

-Take ‘em off now. -They’re good, huh?

-Where are you from? -Mchoac?n.

-Lots of michoacanos here. -What about you guys?

I’m from Guanajuato.

-What about you? -Guadalajara.

And you?

Zacatecas.

We’re from all over the place.

Puebla. Everywhere.

All over the place.

When did you cross the border?

Yesterday?

Where’s the sugar?

What kind of work is there around here?

Picking tomatoes.

Want a chile? -Sure.

Seems a little rotten.

Watch out for Immigration as you come cut.

They’re around a lot now.

Yeah, you’ll get work. Just stick with us.

We’ll teach you everything.

Move it, man. You’re falling behind.

It’s Ia mi’ra, boys! Let’s go!

RunI

Howd it go?

They cleaned us out again early in the day.

That one’s sharp. F-Ic got away.

See you tomorrow.

Hey, what about my pay? You’re the one who hired me.

Hey, you hired m&

You hired me!

You’re the one who hired me!

You want work?

Like this.

This is a good size for the baskets.

-What about this one? -That’s good too.

-Okay to turn ‘em over? -Yes. That’s the sze.

Can you make money here?

Don’t let ‘em see you. Watch, like this.

Where you headed when you’re done here?

When I’m done here? I don’t know.

I don’t know these parts.

Have one if you’re hungry.

The man’s right there.

Look. Watch this.

Don’t be scared.

-The black dog came after me. -Their black dog?

You car make good money here. -That’s what I came for.

Here’s where we’ll stay.

It’s a chicken coop.

Didn’t you know they call us illegals p0//os?

Come on in. Make yourself at home.

Don’t be scared.

Just needs a quick cleaning.

Come on in. Welcome.

Have a seat.

Here’s a blanket.

Some pants.

Nice and clean.

A shirt.

You can shower over there.

My name’s Joe.

Roberto.

-Nice to meet you. -Likewise.

Welcome. This is your home.

It’ll do, right? You can sleep here.

-It’ll have to do. -That’s hght. It’s all we’ve got.

Hey, watch this.

You’re already drivin’ the girls crazy.

But you’ve got a lot to learn.

You gotta smile. A confident little smile.

Watch me.

Let’s see you now.

But why?

So you can learn.

Look confident. Like this.

Go ahead. Look confident.

-Why? -So you can learn.

So the gtls will look at you.

Like the gringos do it.

That’s it! -Show ‘em your teeth.

-But why? -So you can learn!

So the gringos will look at you. Watch — it’s easy.

You try. Look confident.

Now for your first lesson.

Pay attention.

Lessor number one. Watch.

This is the coffee shop, and you’re gonna go in.

You open the door confidently,

wth a smile.

You look around at everyone.

You walk confidently

and st down at a table.

Always cross your legs.

Look confident.

You pck up the menu.