Follows the story of a college student named Joel. Joel feels that he was given a bad hand of cards by not being born in America, but rather in Mexico, as he faces his belief of bad luck and misfortune. Through his life and current situations, he struggles to earn an education, help support his family financially, and take care of his younger brother, Emilio. All while hiding as an undocumented citizen in Los Angeles. His fate is contradicted when he meets a fellow student named Rosa, a girl from Mexico continuing her education abroad in America, on her privileged fathers wishes. Her ideals about life and family prove to Joel that he doesn't have to look far for his own personal "American dream". After a run in by the I.C.E. police at work, Joel's appreciation and courage declines before he receives a letter from the "USCIS Citizenship and Immigration Services", that could change the course of his life as he knows it.