from arelenriel

Before making any judgments about legal versus illegal immigration. On the one hand illegal immigration powers a good many industries and fields that most US citizens (I won't say Americans because people from South and Central America, and Canadians are equally "American" ) will not work in (e.g...

from kellifrobinson

I am a supporter of passage of the DREAM Act. Hence, I was drawn to this book for the stories of the children whose parents had made the decision to migrate (illegally) to the United States with their children leaving these kids undocumented involuntarily and having to face those consequences upo...

from lahochstetler

This book is about undocumented young people- people who came to the United States as children, with their parents who came illegally. These are young people who mostly only remember living in the United States. They identify as Americans and are culturally American. Because of their status they ...

from bokai

Dreamers attempts to humanize the immigration debate by showcasing the lives of about a dozen young people who were brought to the US as children, were educated and raised here, and then found their futures blocked by their illegal status. The focus was primarily on their inability to access high...

from PreciousS28

Dreamers was a very informative book, you get to hear about the struggles immigrants have when coming to America. Truax discusses the problems these people have when trying to create a life here, she also makes it a point to discuss the bigger issues pertaining to how America handles people who m...