When the children of undocumented immigrants in the United States are documented as objects in research studies and debates about policy, it is easy to overlook that they are complex human beings–people with aspirations, personalities, passion, and knowledge who are capable of creating change. Using participatory and collaborative methods through a commitment to acompanamiento accompaniment, this work explores the problematic life experiences of undocumented youth as they move from fear, disclosure, and organizing for the “American Dream” to organizing against what they face each day–experiences that to them amount to the “American Nightmare.” This work provides firsthand accounts and sheds light on the issues these young people face, telling the stories of undocumented youth and their families as well as the community they advocate for through a collective narrative that weaves together research, experience, photography, poetry, and art. Readers will be able to better perceive undocumented parents and their children as human beings with a story, instead of seeing them as lawbreakers or criminals (or any other label society may use). The book details the legal and cultural climate relevant to undocumented immigration, with a focus on illegality as a form of inequality in the United States, the emotional pain experienced by detained and deported migrant women, and the inhumanity of the U.S. deportation system.

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