Eraso’s station was stocked with oral-health goody bags—brush, toothpaste, floss, mouthwash—and a Spanish-language activity booklet for kids. Along with a word search (cepillo de dientes, molares), a maze, and an oral-health-themed crossword, the booklet featured a centerfold cartoon about good brushing techniques. The mood was somber and a bit tense, as people waited for appointments, but Eraso was eager to tell the people sitting in folding chairs about the services Sarrell could provide to their U.S.-born kids. Indeed, like most of the outreach workers I spoke with during the week I spent in Alabama, she was possessed of an almost evangelical desire to spread the word.