This study explored the experiences of undocumented immigrants who made the journey from central Mexico to Texas, revealing the contributing push and pull factors (violence, education, lack of opportunity, hope, and better life) that led to their journey. Current literature presents only parts of the journey, experiences, and struggles of immigrants who make the journey to the United States undocumented. In this study, the intention was to learn from the participants' stories regarding what influenced their decision to make the 1000-mile journey, understand their lived experiences and challenges faced while on the journey, and learn about their experiences living and learning as adults in the United States for at least three years. The research questions included: (1) What push/pull factor(s) contributed to the participant's decision to make the 1000-mile journey to Texas undocumented? (2) To what extent did aporophobia contribute to the anti-undocumented immigration sentiment felt by participants, if at all? (3) How did the participants benefit or have access to adult nonformal or informal education opportunities, including adult English classes for the foreign-born, to better their living conditions in the United States? (4) To what extent did the journey pay off in the way immigrants hoped when migrating to the United States? The data for this study came from narrative inquiry in the form of episodic narrative platicas, a researcher's journal, and field notes. The conceptual frameworks in this study relied on two concepts: intersectionality and freedom of movement, and the life cycle of the Monarch butterfly provided a visual metaphor for the framework. The participants, research findings, and finding themes (courage, determination, perseverance, resilience, oppression, purpose and success, love and family, sacrifice and life satisfaction, and hope and freedom) which follow the nine life cycles of the Monarch butterfly and the journey of the researcher to retrace the path of her undocumented immigrant journey are included in chapter IV. in addition to. When considering laws and policies related to undocumented immigrants from central Mexico. The last chapter, chapter V, includes the study summary and highlights, as well as this study's contributions to the existing literature, recommendations for future research, and the research's final thought. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]