Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen by Jose Antonio VargasMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Everyone should read this. I had a vague memory of Vargas as being the guest of Pelosi at some point--I remember the commentators talking about him being in the audience somewhere and how it was a big deal. But I didn't remember his name or what the event was.
This short autobiography tells his lifestory--how and when he came to America, and how, as a teen, he discovered that he was "illegal." And then comes the passing and lying and growing up to become a successful Pulitzer-winning journalist, who is trying to become a legal citizen, but our process is so fucking messed up.
The immigration policies suck. I don't understand why there are 40 year waitlists. I don't understand why marrying an American makes things easier (that's even more messed up). I don't understand why we let "illegals" pay taxes happily but then don't let them get drivers licenses. The whole system is screwed and it makes me angry.
Vargas is one hell of a storyteller. You won't regret reading this.
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