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"Undocumented Fear" from Multcolib My Librarian Memo

These children's books illustrate the daily struggles faced by undocumented immigrant families.

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  • "Enrique is a U.S. citizen-but the rest of his family isn't. When he hears a rumor of a police raid, Enrique must face the possibility of being separated from his parents and sister"
    Book, 2021Grand Rapids, Michigan : Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2021. — jE WILLIAMS 2021
  • Betita and her parents fled Mexico after her uncle was killed by the cartels, and settled in Los Angeles seeking political asylum and safety; but now they have been swept up by the Immigration Customs Enforcement, her father deported back to…
    Book, 2020New York : Scholastic Press, 2020. — j SALAZAR 2020
  • Ten-year-old Maricela, her brother Manuel, and mother face many challenges when her father is taken away to face deportation, but love binds them close.
    Book, 2019Chicago, Illinois : Albert Whitman & Co, 2019. — jE DEANDA 2019
  • The bilingual picture book tells the emotional story of a boy coming to terms with his family's deportation from the United States to Mexico.
    Book, 2019Oklahoma City : Penny Candy Books, 2019. — SPANISH j LLANOS 2019
  • When his mother is sent back to Mexico for not having the proper immigration papers, José and his father travel from San Diego, California, to visit her in Tijuana.
    Book, 2010San Francisco, Calif. : Children's Book Press : Distributed to the Book trade by Publishers Group West, ©2010. — SPANISH jE COLATOLAI 2010