This is so similar to the way that poverty functions in the United States, where no matter what you do it is almost impossible to make enough money to accumulate wealth unless you already have a certain amount in the first place. In the case of Rigoberta's family, they were barely paid enough to afford basic necessities to live even though they worked non-stop, while the wealthy stole their land, invaded their homes, and kidnapped their families in order to concentrate the wealth and power away from the Indigenous communities.

This line really resonated with me because it reminds me of the Prison Industrial Complex that is upheld in the US, where the rich and the government work together and have carefully designed a violent system of imprisonment to punish and oppress a certain group so that the power and money is more and more concentrated within a small group at the top of the ladder. Also the way that the Indigenous people are exploited for their labor, forced out of their homes, and deceived by the government all reflect the same internal and external exploitation that occur at the hands of the US government.