Description

Blending investigative reporting with intimate, deeply human storytelling, this book explores the lives of undocumented immigrants across the United States. Through portraits of workers, families, activists, and communities in places such as New York, Miami, Flint, and Cleveland, it reveals the complexity, resilience, and often unseen contributions of people living beyond the protections of citizenship. The narrative also reflects on the author’s own experience as an undocumented immigrant, bringing personal insight to broader questions of belonging, labor, health, family, and American identity. Compassionate and unflinching, the book challenges prevailing stereotypes while illuminating the human realities behind immigration debates.

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paperback edition cover

paperback

Swift

Published Jan 1, 2021

224 pages

ISBN: 9781800750395

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Details

First Published

2020

Language

eng

Content Warnings

Content and trigger warnings for The Undocumented Americans by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio.

Racism/Discrimination
Abuse
Violence
Death/Grief
Medical Trauma/Illness