Mexicans
�Oh,� Carly said as if the world was coming to an end. �Love you�ok�bye,� she said as she hung up. �What was it?� Amy asked. She had no idea what was going on. But Concha did. She had just come in from the other room, watching the news.
�Carly, honey, don�t be upset, they�ll be here soon, your parents I mean, so I�ll get dinner started and a few blankets and pillows ready in the living room. You guys can stay there-� Concha got cut off by Amy�s panicking words. �What�s happening? How come Carly�s family is spending the night? Not that that�s a bad thing, I just want to know why!� she blurted out.
�Carly, do you want to tell her or should I?� Concha asked Carly. �I�ll tell her, she�s my friend, it may be easier,� Carly said.
�TELL ME WHAT?� Amy asked impatiently. �Maybe you two should go upstairs�� Concha said a bit worried. �Ok, let�s go, Amy,� Amy and Carly walked upstairs. Amy was getting a bit impatient. �Ok, we�re upstairs, WHAT DO YOU NEED TO TELL ME?� Amy shouted. �Well, you know how I�m Mexican?� Carly started. �Yeah,� Amy said. �Well, on the news, there�s been some Mexican planes flying around, a lot actually, and they�re looking for anyone and everyone who�s Mexican to take them back to Mexico. The reason they want to take them back is because the Mexicans who risked their lives to come over the border for better jobs and a better life have found a better life. Most of them became crop-growers. They took the jobs that Americans didn't want. Now they grow delicious, wonderful crops. Mexico just wants those great crops for Mexico, not for America. The Mexicans who are doing this don't like that the people of their country are leaving to do good things for another country,� Carly said.
�Even if they�re the least bit Mexican, like me, they want them back in Mexico whether they speak the language or not.�
�So why do you have to stay here? Not that it�s a bad thing, I�m just wondering.� Amy asked with a scared and questioning look on her face.
�Well, that�s mostly because no Mexicans want to go back, all of their, I mean our, friends and great jobs our here in America. So we�re going to stay at your house for a while. Since Concha is Mexican too, they�ll be looking for people like her too. By the way, Concha said your parents are working all night tonight.� Carly said, explaining everything.
�Girls! Come downstairs! Carly�s parents are here!� Concha yelled from downstairs.