For Gabriela, life in the United States hasn't turned out the way she expected. After crossing the U.S.-Mexican border illegally, things went downhill quickly. In a year, her husband was deported to Mexico and she lost her apartment in a Little Village fire -- all while she was pregnant.
Amid plans from the Obama administration to address a potential path
toward legalization for illegal immigrants, Chicago Latino
organizers are taking new approaches to demand reform. Though the movement may be fragmented, Kalyn Belsha reports it's also teeming with ideas and hope.