Hey, there are people out there who are willing to help you. There is no way I can pay them back. You never expect to be in a situation like this.

Laying down on my back, it kills me.

By the time I realized what was going on, my skin was falling off. I was in agony. It was terrible.

[In some areas, help was still not available, angry people told Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo when he appeared at a relief center.] What do you mean no? ... Is there water?

The Census Bureau was more inclined to define people the way they defined themselves rather than impose a label.

It's about finding a solution, and we still don't have an answer to that. Putting people in jail, I don't think that's right, because most people who are here are here to better themselves.