“They say a smile will be ultimately tears; and it’s very true.”

So begins this touching personal story by Cesar, a Mexican immigrant who unsuccessfully attempted to cross the border with his mother as a child. After being sent back to Mexico to live with relatives, he shares what it was like to be separated from his parents and eventually rejoined as they all sought a better life in America.

Tags: crossing the border, dream act, immigrants, immigration, latino, mexico, next door neighbors, NPT, storytellers, undocumented

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