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superwritermom 's review for:
Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen
by Jose Antonio Vargas
What a book. Seriously. Vargas breaks down the immigration system--or lack thereof--in highly personal ways. His story is one of both the American Dream and the American Nightmare.
I usually consider myself fairly knowledgable, but there were several aspects to immigration that I did not know. Namely, some folks are left in limbo. There's no way for them to become citizens. There's no way for them to really leave.
So, yeah the book stoked my anxiety for all the people who live in fear and apprehension--especially the kids who were brought to the US so this is the only home they've ever known. Vargas also points out that South Asians are the largest growing immigrant population and that most immigrants are here due to how the US has meddled in other countries, often destabilizing them. Vargas also points out that folks on the Left have ridiculous purity tests for undocumented Americans even while the Right can be downright threatening.
As in so many of today's issues, immigration is not simple. It is not black and white--neither literally nor figuratively.
I usually consider myself fairly knowledgable, but there were several aspects to immigration that I did not know. Namely, some folks are left in limbo. There's no way for them to become citizens. There's no way for them to really leave.
So, yeah the book stoked my anxiety for all the people who live in fear and apprehension--especially the kids who were brought to the US so this is the only home they've ever known. Vargas also points out that South Asians are the largest growing immigrant population and that most immigrants are here due to how the US has meddled in other countries, often destabilizing them. Vargas also points out that folks on the Left have ridiculous purity tests for undocumented Americans even while the Right can be downright threatening.
As in so many of today's issues, immigration is not simple. It is not black and white--neither literally nor figuratively.