Dreamers, Eileen Truax
Dreamers, Eileen Truax
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Dreamers
An Immigrant Generation's Fight for Their American Dream

Author: Eileen Truax

Narrator: Kyla Garcia

Unabridged: 7 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Beacon Press

Published: 12/26/2017


Synopsis

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.

About The Author

Eileen Truax is a Mexican journalist specializing in migration and politics. She contributes regularly to Al Día News and the Spanish-language versions of the New York Times, Newsweek, and Vice. Truax often speaks at colleges and universities about the Dreamer movement and immigration. Her current project explores the lives of immigrant youth in Spain. Truax is also the author of two forthcoming books in 2018: How Does It Feel to Be Unwanted? and We Built the Wall. She lives in Los Angeles.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Nadia on August 05, 2013

¿La ley del más fuerte versus la ley de los sueños? ¿Qué manda Dios hacer para ir a la cárcel cuando se hace desobediencia civil? ¿Se debe ser perfecto para que los derechos ciudadanos, humanos, te sean reconocidos? ¿Una nación de leyes incluye una nación de inmigrantes? ¿Debe haber requisitos para......more

Goodreads review by Emma on March 22, 2020

4.5 stars. I learned SO much from this book. Life as an undocumented immigrant in this country is so hopeless. I can't imagine... and this book was written BEFORE Trump. I would love to read a book about how things have changed under the Trump administration. It's gotta be pure hell... If anyone has......more

Goodreads review by Nancy on June 24, 2013

English: Dreamers is a book that helps us understand the state of U.S. immigration through the experiences and voices of young undocumented immigrants. It is an outstanding in narrative journalism. Academics Agree! Spanish: Dreamers es un libro que nos ayuda a entender el estado de inmigración de los E......more

Goodreads review by Meghan (bluebirdmeg99) on July 31, 2016

This was a wonderful book filled with stories of hope, love and the challenges that undocumented immigrants face, in particular the younger generation(Dreamers). I highly recommend it to anyone who wants of a better understanding of our broken immigration system that desperately needs to provide a p......more


Quotes

“Compelling, honest, and personal, this is a must-read for anyone interested in the immigration debate.”
Booklist

A forthright, moving piece of advocacy journalism.”
Kirkus Reviews

“Truax succeeds in conveying how a shadow status permeates the lives of all the young people profiled here, with education, employment opportunities, and essential social services severely limited or unavailable.”
Publishers Weekly

“Truax’s informative, engaging read provides a new perspective on this country’s ongoing immigration debate.”
Library Journal

“Eileen Truax offers a gripping, close-up account of the lives of Dreamers—those young undocumented people who President Obama argued are American ‘in every single way but one: on paper.’ Through in-depth interviews and participation in their organizations and events, Truax captures the Dreamers’ passions and hopes, as well as the heartbreaking challenges that our country’s policies impose on them. She also paints a convincing portrait of the painstaking work and heady successes of one of the country’s most important movements for social change in the twenty-first century.”
—Aviva Chomsky, author of Undocumented: How Immigration Became Illegal