Esperanza walked slowly along the cobblestone streets of a quiet town in Jalisco. The midday sun beat down on her, but she barely noticed. She wore a faded sweater, dusty shoes, and carried an old backpack over her shoulder. It had been 23 long years since she had last walked down that very street—23 years of exhausting work cleaning houses, offices, and public restrooms abroad just to send every dollar back home to Mexico.crsaid
