We Are Not Dreamers: Undocumented Scholars Theorize Undocumented Life in the United States

✍ Scribed by Leisy J. Abrego (editor); Genevieve Negrón-Gonzales (editor)

Publisher: Duke University Press
Year: 2020
Tongue: English
Leaves: 264
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

The contributors to We Are Not Dreamers—who are themselves currently or formerly undocumented—call for the elimination of the Dreamer narrative, showing how it establishes high expectations for who deserves citizenship and marginalizes large numbers of undocumented youth.

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