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Illegal: Reflections of an Undocumented Immigrant Hardcover - 2014 - 1st Edition

by Jose Angel N


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A day after Jos ngel N. first crossed the United States border from Mexico, he was caught and then released onto the streets of Tijuana. Undeterred, N. crawled back through a tunnel to San Diego, where he entered the United States to stay. Illegal: Reflections of an Undocumented Immigrant is his timely and compelling memoir of building a new life in America.

Arriving in the 1990s with a ninth grade education, N. traveled to Chicago where he found access to ESL and GED classes. He eventually attended college and graduate school and became a professional translator.

Despite having a well-paying job, N. was isolated by a lack of legal documentation. Travel concerns made promotions impossible. The simple act of purchasing his girlfriend a beer at a Cubs baseball game caused embarrassment and shame when N. couldn't produce a valid ID. A frustrating contradiction, N. lived in a luxury high-rise condo but couldn't fully live the American dream. He did, however, find solace in the one gift America gave him--his education. Ultimately, N.'s is the story of the triumph of education over adversity. In Illegal, he debunks the stereotype that undocumented immigrants are freeloaders without access to education or opportunity for advancement. With bravery and honesty, N. details the constraints, deceptions, and humiliations that characterize alien life "amid the shadows."

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  • Title Illegal: Reflections of an Undocumented Immigrant
  • Author Jose Angel N
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 136
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Illinois Press
  • Date 2014
  • ISBN 9780252038310 / 0252038312
  • Weight 0.7 lbs (0.32 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.1 x 6.2 x 0.5 in (23.11 x 15.75 x 1.27 cm)
  • Themes
    • Interdisciplinary Studies: Hispanic/Latino Studies
  • Library of Congress subjects United States - Emigration and immigration -, Mexicans - Illinois - Chicago
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2013032194
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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Citations

  • Booklist, 01/01/2014, Page 26
  • Library Journal, 03/01/2014, Page 106

About the author

Jos ngel N. is a writer and translator whose essays have appeared in cultural magazines in the United States and Mexico.
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