The Undocumented Americans is a powerful read. I have never picked up a book that looks at undocumented immigrants living in the United States in the way that Villavicencio portrays them. She doesn't talk about the DREAMers or the people actively coming into the country - the groups others like to focus on when talking about immigration. Villavicencio writes about the people who have lived and worked in the United States for decades despite not having citizenship status. This book is informative and necessary. If this title is not yet on your reading list, add it. It will challenge your political and social beliefs no matter what they currently are.