I came to work. I don't like living here, but I need to do this for my family, for my future.

I like it here only for work. The Mexican people change here. Instead of working together, there's a lot of envy among the Mexican. Many don't allow others to grow. In Mexico, that doesn't happen. There's more solidarity there.

this is a very delicate issue. . . . We have to work on solutions to make this process more organized, more humane.

They lived with me for seven, maybe eight months, but as soon as Monica was able to find work and save some money, she rented a place of her own and gained her independence.

I want my family to be living in a safe house.

To qualify as a Habitat family, you need to be living in substandard housing, which can mean unsafe, too small or having too high of a percentage of income. They cannot be eligible for a commercial loan, but they need to have a steady income and demonstrate the ability to meet our low monthly mortgage payments.