Citizen Illegal is one of my all-time favorite poetry collections. I found myself rereading each of Olivarez's poems multiple times before moving on to the next one, not because I was confused by the messages, but because I was in such awe of his writing. Olivarez's work is just so beautiful and important and if I could, I would buy everyone a copy of this collection. But because I can't, do yourself a favor and pick up this title. You will not regret it.