American By Paper: How Documents Matter in Immigrant Literacy

FEATURING KATE VIEIRA – Undocumented immigrants that come to the US looking for a better life face myriad challenges. One of the most difficult is having to find ways to bypass the numerous documents and papers that citizens and legal residents take for granted. Whether it’s needing a drivers license to drive a car or a social security card to work, undocumented immigrants face a daunting maze of legal paperwork.

Kate Vieira, Assistant professor of English at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, author of American By Paper: How Documents Matter in Immigrant Literacy.