Kelli R. (kellilee) reviewed Dreamers: An Immigrant Generation's Fight for Their American Dream on + 66 more book reviews
I am a supporter of passage of the DREAM Act. Hence, I was drawn to this book for the stories of the children whose parents had made the decision to migrate (illegally) to the United States with their children leaving these kids undocumented involuntarily and having to face those consequences upon graduation from high school. So - this book was singing to the choir. Even with that built-in welcome reception, however, I was a bit disappointed in the disjointed nature of the narrative. The book is split into 10 chapters - 10 separate stories with some overlap. Only the Introduction and Epilogue attempt to draw for the reader a more cohesive history of U.S. immigration law and those attempts are not terribly successful leaving me with lots and lots of questions. In the end, I am definitely more informed of the issues and challenges but need to do further research on my own to answer those questions still lingering. I was very happy, however, that the book ends on a note that emphasizes use of the existing legal paths (i.e., humanitarian visa, application for asylum) to obtain entry to the United States while we continue to work towards U.S. immigration reform. I received a copy of this book from the LibraryThing Early Reviewers program in exchange for an honest review.
