Part I: the state of affairs -- The poet, heroic mothers, and cash cows -- Ordeals and histories of immigration -- I didn’t sign up for this -- Detention as licensed child care- Texas-style -- Take the children. age doesn’t matter -- Hiding boys in therapeutic detention -- Part II: the human costs -- Studying families, hearing their stories -- Stages of central American immigration -- Stress, trauma, and children’s development -- I need to tell my story, too -- Sleepless under the bridge in El Paso -- A mother’s doubt, a child’s hunger -- ‘Sufrir, sufrimiento, and hallucinating the invisible killer girl -- Four generations of mothers and daughters -- All that comes after. Introduction -- Part 1. The State of Affairs -- Part 2. The Human Costs.
Summary:
"The southerly drive from Austin to Karnes City, Texas, takes about two hours. The first half-hour or so is on Interstate 35, traveling past car dealerships, fast food restaurants, and outlet malls. Leaving I-35 around about San Marcos, you take State Route 123 past front yards, farms, ranches, and "the graveyards of rusted automobiles," as Johnny, Arlo, and Willie sang. Small towns along the way are steeped in Texas history. One of them is Geronimo, known for its annual barbecue and chili cook-off. Then comes Seguin, established in 1838, once a frontier stop for the then-twelve-year-old Texas Rangers patrolling a three-county area. After Seguin, you go past Stockdale which describes itself as a "friendly little town" and host to the annual"-- Provided by publisher.
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