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As he prepares to recite the Declaration of Freedom before his eighth grade cultural studies class in California, the thing Francisco has feared for 10 years finally happens. La migra, the immigration authorities, come to his classroom and opt for him up for deportation to Mexico. Soon back america with a "renewable cards", Francisco struggles through adolescence, working two or three jobs a day and trying to excel at institution. But he also finds time to be a typical teenager in the 1950s, a time of cool autos, dances, and Elvis.