illegal aliens

"A journalist chronicles the next chapter in civil rights--the story of a movement and a nation, witnessed through the poignant and inspiring experiences of five young undocumented activists who are transforming society's attitudes toward one of the most contentious political matters roiling America today: immigration."--Amazon.

Comic book creator Tony Sandoval's autobiographical account of the period in his life when he faced many dangers to smuggle himself across the border illegally after becoming frustrated with the lengthy visa process that would allow him to enter the United States from Mexico to be with his American girlfriend.

In San Jose, California, in the 1990s, teenaged Sara keeps a diary of life as an Iranian American and her discovery that she and her family entered as undocumented immigrants.

Explores the controversy surrounding so-called "DREAMers," children taken into the United States illegally by their parents, who then grew up in the United States and are now adults facing many challenges, such as the fact that the DREAM Act has yet to be passed in Congress.

After eleven-year-old Zitlally's father is deported to Mexico, she takes refuge in her trailer park's forest of rusted car parts, where she befriends a spunky neighbor and finds a stray dog that she nurses back to health and believes she must keep safe so that her father will return.

Life for an undocumented immigrant is often one defined by fear and uncertainty. How does an undocumented immigrant plan for school and a career? What should he or she do if faced with deportation? This guide removes some of the uncertainty, providing practical steps, a support and information base, and a list of online resources.

Examines the debate over immigration, reviewing the history of immigration in America, and discussing the Latin American immigrant wave, the problem of illegal immigration, the economic implications of immigration, issues of assimilation and identity, and calls for reform.

After learning of her family's illegal immigrant status, Jasmine realizes that college may be impossible and that deportation is a real threat, uncertainties she endures as she falls for the son of a congressman who opposes an immigration reform bill.