The Cost of Being Undocumented
By Alix Dick and Antero Garcia
By Alix Dick and Antero Garcia
By Alix Dick and Antero Garcia
By Alix Dick and Antero Garcia
Category: Biography & Memoir
Category: Biography & Memoir
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$28.95
Jun 17, 2025 | ISBN 9780807014943
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Jun 17, 2025 | ISBN 9780807014950
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Praise
“A formidable yet wholly accessible and relatable exposé of the unconscionable cost of undocumented immigration. An essential addition to all nonfiction collections.”
—Booklist, Starred Review
“Part harrowing memoir, part rigorous case study, this makes for an eye-opening glimpse of undocumented life in America.”
—Publishers Weekly
“Just as America owes the undocumented an enormous debt, we are forever indebted to Alix Dick and Antero Garcia for writing this powerful, moving, and brave account.”
—Reece Jones, author of White Borders
“Straightforward and unflinching, The Cost of Being Undocumented expertly weaves together Alix’s specific story with relevant research to expose systemic hypocrisies and offer a clarion call to build a society that recognizes the full humanity and dignity of every individual.”
—Randy Ribay, author of Patron Saints of Nothing
“In a time of rising xenophobia, Alix Dick courageously shares her story—her fears and her dreams, her struggles, her determination, and her heart. The Cost of Being Undocumented is a deeply intimate accounting of the economic, mental, and physical toll of living as an undocumented person in the United States. Dick and Garcia’s words challenge readers to understand one woman’s journey—the violence that pushed her to seek safety in a new land, the exploitation she endured as an undocumented person in the US, and her ceaseless perseverance to care for those she loves.”
—Jessica Lander, author of Making Americans: Stories of Historic Struggles, New Ideas, and Inspiration in Immigrant Education
Table Of Contents
A Note on Our Research Process
INTRODUCTION
The Balance
CHAPTER 1
The Cost of Time
CHAPTER 2
The Cost of Being Mexicana
CHAPTER 3
The Cost of Living in a Cartel War
CHAPTER 4
The Cost of Border Crossing
CHAPTER 5
The Cost of Employment
CHAPTER 6
The Cost of Love
CHAPTER 7
The Cost of Faith
CHAPTER 8
The Cost of Mental Health
CHAPTER 9
The Cost of Healthcare
CHAPTER 10
The Cost of Dreaming
CONCLUSION
Reckoning with Inhumane Math
Acknowledgments
Notes
References
Index
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