XXXX came from Mexico City to Flagstaff more than 25 years ago. He is a husband and father of two. XXXX brought his skills as a cook to Flagstaff where he has worked in Italian and Mexican restaurants.br/ br/ strongldquo;I left the restaurant I worked in for 17 years because everything began to change after about 15-16 years. They took my money, they told me I was making too much money, they lowered my pay and changed my hours.rdquo;/strongbr/br/ I left the restaurant I worked in for 17 because the owner... he is not a bad person... Irsquo;m not sure if it was the managershellip;. but everything began to change after about 15-16 years. They took my money, they told me I was making too much money. They lowered my pay and changed my hours. I was working 13-14 years in the kitchen and after they told me it would be run differently. I put up with this situation for 2 years with less money and the things they told me. I was tired of it and I left without a dollar, nothing after 17 years. And it is because of the situation, I mean, I know if a person is legal they can file a lawsuit and can possibly ask for something, but itrsquo;s like one does not have rights here without documents.br/ There were Americans that started in the kitchen and in about a year got paid more than those who had worked there for 12 years. That made me angry and was the reason I decided to leave, I was not liking this job. Now I get paid more money than I had made in 17 years at this restaurant. It is a lot of work but the owner is aware and knows it is a lot of work and pays well.br/ His wife: He is very creative with food, he created recipes and gave them to the (restaurants).br/ XXXX lived with 22 people in an apartment when he arrived here. People are scared when they first get here. Because you do not bring documents and nobody gives you a place to rent because they are going to ask for your ID. Then people are scared because they know you are not legal and there is no way to rent. Also, you do not have money because you do not have to work, because you come with nothing. So you have to start with the basics, food, a place to take a shower. At the beginning of many stories, there are about three families in one place. Many people in one place because the rent is very expensive. If someone gets work quickly, he buys the food for everyone until the others can pay. He pays and keep paying because he arrived as an immigrant and knows that you do not come with anything, only with what you bring.br/ br/ ********************************************br/ br/ br/ XXXX vino de la ciudad de Meacute;xico a Flagstaff hace maacute;s de 25 antilde;os. Es esposo y padre de dos hijos. XXXX llevoacute; sus habilidades como cocinero a Flagstaff, donde ha trabajado en restaurantes Italianos y Mexicanos.br/br/ strongldquo;El restaurante que estuve por 17 antilde;os, yo me saliacute; porque todo empezoacute; a cambiar despueacute;s de como 15-16 antilde;os. Me quitaron dinero, me dijeron que ganaba mucho dinero, me bajaron mi sueldo, y me cambiaron mis horas.rdquo;/strongbr/br/ El restaurante que estuve por 17 antilde;os yo me saliacute; porque, el duentilde;o no es malo pero, no seacute; si son los manejadores, pero todo empezoacute; a cambiar despueacute;s de como 15-16 antilde;os. Me quitaron dinero, me dijeron que ganaba mucho dinero, me bajaron mi sueldo, y me cambiaron mis horas. Yo fui 13-14 antilde;os trabajando en la cocina y despueacute;s ya dijeron que manejaba algo diferente. Todaviacute;a aguante esa situacioacute;n por 2 antilde;os con menos dinero y las cosas que ellos me deciacute;an y pues saliacute;, me canse y me saliacute; y sin un doacute;lar, no de nada despueacute;s de 17 antilde;os. Y es por la situacioacute;n, o sea, yo seacute; que si uno es legal aquiacute; puedes meter una demanda y puedes tal vez pedir algo, pero pues como que uno no tiene derechos aquiacute; sin los documentos.br/ Habiacute;an Americanos que entraban en la cocina y como en un antilde;o ganaban maacute;s que los que trabajan por como 12 antilde;os. Eso me puso mal y fue que tomeacute; la decisioacute;n para salir, ya no estaba a gusto con ese trabajo. Fue buen trabajo muchos antilde;os pero despueacute;s ya cambiaron las cosas. Pienso no es el duentilde;o, creo que eacute;l no sabe, posiblemente es los manejadores. Yo ahorita gano maacute;s dinero que lo que ganeacute; en 17 antilde;os en este restaurante. Es mucho trabajo pero el duentilde;o es buen consiente y eacute;l sabe que es mucho trabajo y da buenos pagos.br/ Su esposa: Eacute;l es muy creativo con la comida, eacute;l daba recetas en (los restaurantes).br/ XXXXX vivioacute; con 22 personas en un apartamento cuando llegoacute; aquiacute;. La gente tiene miedo porque no traes documentos y nadie te da lugar para rentar porque van a pedir tu ID entonces la gente tiene miedo llega con miedo porque sabes que no estaacute;s legal y no hay forma de coacute;mo podarse rentar y para maacute;s no tienes dinero porque no tienes trabajar, porque llega uno sin nada entonces tienes que empezar por lo baacute;sico, comida, un lugar para duchar. Al principio de las historias, hay unas tres cuatro familias en un lugar. Mucha gente porque la renta muy cara. Si alguien trabaja raacute;pido, el paga la comida para todos en que despueacute;s, hasta los demaacute;s pueden. Eacute;l paga y uno va pagando porque llegas como inmigrante y no llegas con nada, solo con que traes.