A Detroit Free Press article and video chronicles the story of the Ramirez family of Ann Arbor, who came to the U.S. from Mexico 13 years ago without legal permission.
Celestino Ramirez spoke of running from immigration agents as they tried to cross the border in 2000, while Aketzaly Ramirez-Lopez, 18, talked about her constant fear growing up that she would do something that would put them in danger.
The article also quotes Manny Lagunes, 16, of Ypsilanti, who crossed the border in 2006 with his mother and his then-6-year-old brother. It is the second of a two-part series on immigration issues written as politicians debate potential reforms, which the Ramirez family hopes will give them a chance to become legal residents of the nation.