The author’s purpose in describing the experiences of Owaldo Valencia Rosado and Luis Enrique Serrato Perez is to give readers an insight about what life is like for others. With each young person's story, what they hope to convey is you do not have to come to the United States in search for a better life. For example, Owaldo Valencia Rosado thought that coming to the United States his life would change. However, his father encouraged him not to. According to the article “Mexico image vs. reality”, it states, “That’s a waste,” “his father said of going to the U.S. “Stay here!” (Mccollum and Smith, P.9) Sometimes staying in the place you live in is the best decision to make because you never know what will happen in the future. Another young