Forgotten Citizens: Deportation, Children, and the Making of American Exiles and Orphans

Zayas, Luis H. (Get this book)
The overlooked plight of American-born children of undocumented immigrants. In a compassionate, heartbreaking book based on extensive research, Zayas describes the lives of some 4.5 million American children living in constant fear that their immigrant parents, here illegally, will be deported. Against a brief overview of U.S. immigration policies, the author succeeds nicely in putting a human face on the suffering of children whose stories are lost in debates over illegal immigration. He outlines steps to reform the insensitive enforcement of punitive laws This valuable look at a national tragedy demands the attention of policymakers.--Kirkus