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100 1 _aCornejo Villavicencio, Karla,
245 1 4 _aThe undocumented Americans /
_cKarla Cornejo Villavicencio.
250 _aFirst edition.
260 _aNew York :
_bOne World,
_c[2019]
264 1 _aNew York :
_bOne World,
_c[2019]
300 _axvii, 185 pages ;
_c22 cm.
336 _atext
_2rdacontent.
337 _aunmediated
_2rdamedia.
338 _avolume
_2rdacarrier.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references.
505 0 _aStaten Island -- Ground zero -- Miami -- Flint -- Cleveland -- New Haven.
520 _a"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"--
_cProvided by publisher.
600 1 0 _aCornejo Villavicencio, Karla.
650 0 _aIllegal aliens
_zUnited States
_vBiography.
650 0 _aIllegal aliens
_zUnited States
_xSocial conditions.
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