
But when Ernesto ends up on the wrong side of MS-13, one of El Salvador's brutal gangs, he flees the country for his own safety. As seventeen-year-olds living in rural El Salvador, they think the United States is just a far-off dream-it's too risky, too expensive to start a life there. Ernesto and Raúl Flores are identical twins, used to being mistaken for each other. The inspiring true story about identical twin teenage brothers who escape El Salvador's violence to build new lives in California as undocumented immigrants, perfect for fans of Enrique's Journey and anyone interested in learning about the issues that underlie today's conversations about DACA and immigration reform.
