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phillygirl2013's review
informative
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
good insight into the minors questionnaire and good commentary on unaccompanied minors arriving at the border. not much detail about specific stories but you understand the general concept.
heatherbermingham's review
5.0
More of a long essay at just over 100 pages, this little book packs a punch. Luiselli writes about her experience working as a translator for unaccompanied children at the border as they filled out the initial intake survey about who they are and why they've entered the United States. In addition to sharing snatches of some heartbreaking stories, the book is also a pretty good primer on gang violence in Central America, how the United States is involved in it (because of course we are!), the dangers of the journey from Central America to the United States, and what the process looks like for these children. When people start griping at me about the border, I'm going to start handing them this book and telling them to get back to me after they've read it.
kimchifairy's review against another edition
Maybe a little unsure of itself formally: not quite a long essay, not quite a short book. But insightful and particularly good once it gets into the absurdities of US immigration law, and the humans who are forced through its many folds and contours.
whiskersyall's review
4.0
This was short but I learned a lot about how the US approached the issue of child refugees from Latin America under Obama. Also learned more about some of the biggest reasons the children are fleeing their homes. The format was really interesting and I liked hearing the stories and perspectives of individual children.
ka_cam's review
informative
sad
fast-paced
3.75
This book fell victim to my high expectations, I think it would be a more informative and moving read by someone who is new to the subject of migration and asylum. Maybe it was too short to do more than a shallow overview, but I was hoping for more analysis and class/racial consciousness in her reflections.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Kidnapping, Cursing, Racism, Abandonment, Classism, Colonisation, Death, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Rape, and Violence
horfhorfhorf's review
3.0
A sobering look at the US government's rather foul approach to handling the influx of children and young people from Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala... with a dash of hope sprinkled in.