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A funny and poignant memoir about how as a teenager TV writer Rafael Agustin Jane The Virgin accidentally discovered he was undocumented and how that revelation turned everything he thought he knew about himself and his family upside down
Growing up Rafas parents didnt want him to feel different because as his mom told him Dreams should not have borders But when he tried to get his drivers license during his junior year of high school his parents were forced to reveal his immigration status Suddenly the kid who modeled his entire high school career after American TV shows had no idea what to do there wasno episode of Saved by the Bell where Zack gets deported While his parents were relieved to no longer live a lie in front of their son Rafa found himself completely unraveling in the face of his uncertain future
Illegally Yours is a heartwarming comical look at how this struggling Ecuadorian immigrant family bonded together to navigate Rafas school life his parents work lives and their shared secret life as undocumented Americans determined to make the best of their always turbulent and sometimes dangerous American existence From using the Ricky Martin/Jennifer Lopez Latin Explosion to his social advantage in the 90s to how his parentsdoctors in their home country of Ecuadorwere reduced to working menial jobs in the US the familys secret became their struggle and their struggle became their hustle An alternatingly hilarious and touching exploration of belonging and identity Illegally Yours revolves around one very simple question What does it mean to be American
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