Undocumented Latino Youth

Book excerpt: ¿A must read.... Provides compelling examples of resilience, struggle, and activism.¿ --Gilda L. Ochoa, Pomona College ¿Essential.... Sheds light on how the racist implementation of immigration policies trickles down to shape the lives of children and young people in and out of school.¿ --Leisy J. Abrego, University of California, Los AngelesThough often overlooked in heated debates, nearly 1.8 million undocumented immigrants are under the age of 18. How do immigration policies shape the lives of these young people? How do local and state laws that are seemingly unrelated to undocumented communities negatively affect them? Marisol Clark-Ibáñez delivers an intimate look at growing up as an undocumented Latino immigrant, analyzing the social and legal dynamics that shape everyday life in and out of school.