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Dreamers audiobook
- By: Eileen Truax
- Category: Political Advocacy, Political Process, Political Science
- Length: 7 hours 40 minutes
- Publisher: Beacon Press
- Publish date: January 01, 2017
- Language: English
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Dreamers Audiobook Summary
This intimate, first-of-its-kind account of young undocumented immigrants fighting to live legally within the United States is a “must-read for anyone interested in the immigration debate” (Booklist)
Of the approximately twelve million undocumented immigrants living in the United States, as many as two million came as children. They grow up here, going to elementary, middle, and high school, and then the country they call home won’t—in most states—offer financial aid for college and they’re unable to be legally employed. In 2001, US senator Dick Durbin introduced the DREAM Act to Congress, an initiative that would allow these young people to become legal residents if they met certain requirements.
And now, more than ten years later, in the face of congressional inertia and furious opposition from some, the DREAM Act has yet to be passed. But recently, this young generation has begun organizing, and with their rallying cry “Undocumented, Unapologetic, and Unafraid” they are the newest face of the human rights movement. In Dreamers, Eileen Truax illuminates the stories of these men and women who are living proof of a complex and sometimes hidden political reality that calls into question what it truly means to be American.
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Dreamers Full Details
| Length | 7 hours 40 minutes |
| Author | Eileen Truax |
| Category | |
| Publisher | Beacon Press |
| Release date | May 03, 2024 |
| ISBN | 9780807092439 |
Subjects
The publisher of the Dreamers is Beacon Press. includes the following subjects: undocumented americans, young adults, immigration books, immigration history, american politics, american government, citizenship, human rights, civil rights, immigrants, latin america, mexico, migration, migrants, immigration crisis, illegal immigration, immigration law, immigration reform, immigration policy, immigration, illegal immigrants, social justice, sociology, political science, law enforcement, government, geopolitics, political philosophy, civil rights movement, history, history books, justice, politics, injustice, Political Science, Political Process, Political Advocacy, Social Science, Emigration & Immigration, Political Science, Civil Rights The BISAC Subject Code is Political Advocacy, Political Process, Political Science
Additional info
The publisher of the Dreamers is Beacon Press. The imprint is Beacon Press. It is supplied by Beacon Press. The ISBN-13 is 9780807092439.
Global Availability
This book is only available in the United States.
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