The Undocumented Americans

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Call Number: Adult Book / Nonfiction / Social Science / General / Cornejo Villavicencio, Karla, Adult Book / Nonfiction / Social Science / General / Cornejo Villavicencio, Karla
On Shelf At: Westgate Branch

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Malletts Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Nonfiction / Social Science / General / Cornejo Villavicencio, Karla	4-week checkout	Due 05-14-2024

Staten Island -- Ground zero -- Miami -- Flint -- Cleveland -- New Haven.
"Traveling across the country, journalist Karla Cornejo Villavicencio risked arrest at every turn to report the extraordinary stories of her fellow undocumented Americans. Her subjects have every reason to be wary around reporters, but Cornejo Villavicencio has unmatched access to their stories. Her work culminates in a stunning, essential read for our times. Born in Ecuador and brought to the United States when she was five years old, Cornejo Villavicencio has lived the American Dream. Raised on her father's deliveryman income, she later became one of the first undocumented students admitted into Harvard. She is now a doctoral candidate at Yale University and has written for The New York Times. She weaves her own story among those of the eleven million undocumented who have been thrust into the national conversation today as never before. Looking well beyond the flashpoints of the border or the activism of the DREAMERS, Cornejo Villavicencio explores the lives of the undocumented as rarely seen in our daily headlines. In New York, we meet the undocumented workers who were recruited in the federally funded Ground Zero cleanup after 9/11. In Miami we enter the hidden botanicas, which offer witchcraft and homeopathy to those whose status blocks them from any other healthcare options. In Flint, Michigan, we witness how many live in fear as the government issues raids at grocery stores and demands identification before offering life-saving clean water. In her book, Undocumented America, Cornejo Villavicencio powerfully reveals the hidden corners of our nation of immigrants. She brings to light remarkable stories of hope and resilience, and through them we come to understand what it truly means to be American"-- Provided by publisher.

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Important, tough read submitted by Xris on October 29, 2021, 8:31pm After reading this book, I feel like I wish I could help undocumented people like the author tells about in her book. Especially thinking about aging undocumented people and how they can't really retire here, that they have to go to their home country to not work their whole life. And the burden put on the children in undocumented families, hurts me as a mother. Finally, the undocumented people who helped clean up from 9/11 or Hurricane Sandy and were exposed to things that made them sick, yet they can't get compensation for it. :(

This is a must read submitted by bcartm01 on June 17, 2022, 11:05pm I wish this were required reading for Americans in general. It is honest, eye-opening and important. I loved it.