Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Amai vaHuerta vakatanga kumurova, uye apo Huerta akauya kuchikoro aine mavanga akafukidza muviri wake, Child Protective Services yakapindira, ichimuisa mumusha wokurera kwenguva pfupi. Muna 1990, Lydia akarasikirwa nenhau yokurera Huerta ndokutiza muUnited States naHuerta, ane makore 7, kuenda kumba kwevabereki vake muEl Salvador. Nokukurumidza paakasvika, Lydia akasiya Huerta achimusiya achitarisirwa navanasekuru vake panguva yechiitiko chacho
Hondo yevagari vomuEl Salvador. Akadzoka gore rakatevera chete kuti amusiye ari pamusuo wababa vake muTexas. Ndipo paakapedzisira kuona amai vake. Huerta anotaura pachena nezvokushungurudzwa mupfungwa uye mumuviri kwaakaitwa nababa vake naamai vokurera mugore iroro. Gore rakatevera racho akatamisirwa kuMexico ndokusara nevabereki vababa vake vachirarama muurombo. Vaiwanzomutuma mumigwagwa kuti atengese mapikicha kuvashanyi kuti awane mari. Kwenguva pfupi, baba vake namai vokurera vakadzokera muupenyu hwake apo vakatamira kuRio Grande Valley ndokumuisa mugiredhi rechitatu pakati pegore. Pazera ramakore 12 baba vake vakasiya musha, uye nokukurumidza pashure pacho Roger akadzingwa naamai vake vokurera. Akararama mumigwagwa kwamakore mazhinji uye akapukunyuka kupfurikidza nokupinda muchikwata chevechiduku. Aiwanzorara mumigwagwa uye padenga remba, asi aikurudzirwa neshamwari dzake kuti arambe ari kuchikoro kwaaigona kudya zvokudya zvemangwanani nezvemasikati.