Dreamers: An Immigrant Generation's Fight for Their American Dream (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780807030332)

This intimate, first-of-its-kind account of young undocumented immigrants fighting to live legally within the United States is a "must-read for anyone interested in the immigration debate" (Booklist)

Of the approximately twelve million undocumented immigrants living in the United States, as many as two million came as children. They grow up here, going to elementary, middle, and high school, and then the country they call home won't--in most states--offer financial aid for college and they're unable to be legally employed. In 2001, US senator Dick Durbin introduced the DREAM Act to Congress, an initiative that would allow these young people to become legal residents if they met certain requirements.

And now, more than ten years later, in the face of congressional inertia and furious opposition from some, the DREAM Act has yet to be passed. But recently, this young generation has begun organizing, and with their rallying cry "Undocumented, Unapologetic, and Unafraid" they are the newest face of the human rights movement. In Dreamers, Eileen Truax illuminates the stories of these men and women who are living proof of a complex and sometimes hidden political reality that calls into question what it truly means to be American.

Author: Eileen Truax
ISBN-10: 0807030333
ISBN-13: 9780807030332
Publisher: Beacon Press
Language: English
Published: 03/10/2015
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.80w x 0.70d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 12/15/2014
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/2015
Library Journal 02/15/2015 pg. 118
Booklist 02/15/2015 pg. 8