A squatters' neighborhood in Juarez, Mexico is an unlikely place to dream, and yet, Cristal dreams of becoming a teacher to help the lost and neglected. Daniel wants to chase the American dream across the border where riches abound. Itzel is swept along by her life as an unplanned pregnancy and hasty choices carry her where she hadn't dreamed. As these young people navigate their way toward adulthood, a parking lot massacre, a workplace round-up, and a worldwide virus threaten to dash their hopes for the future. Do these young people have the grit to make their dreams come true? Or is money the only way to escape the crippling poverty of Juarez?