Before My Uncle Came to the U.S.

He worked at an orange plantation in Veracruz  
for 29 cents an hour.  
A business card was his American Dream, but 
there were 40 million lives more important than his.  

For 29 cents an hour,  
his nine-year-old son sweat beside him. 
There were 40 million lives more important than his.  
The heat dried Felipe’s tears as 

his nine-year-old son sweat beside him.  
A business card was his American Dream, but 
the heat dried Felipe’s tears as 
he worked at an orange plantation in Veracruz.