Illegal avocado grove workers become heroes to the Larsons, volunteering to help the family complete their unique garden home after the builder quits. While working with the Mexicans, the Larsons and their two sons become fast friends. They develop a "Spanglish" language and enjoy singing around the Mexicans' campfire together. While living in their garage during construction, Mrs. Larson finds the Mexicans' rifles hidden under her son's mattress, takes a wild ride with immigration officers and feels forced to drive illegals around a border checkpoint when 27 men, women and children unexpectedly arrive from Mexico! This fictionalized saga of the author's actual experiences aptly describes the life of the Mexican illegals. Ms. Bova promotes currently proposed legislation that would allow Mexican workers to enter legally and safely providing legal labor for our farmers. Our country's resources could then be used to prevent criminals, smugglers, and terrorists from crossing our borders.
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subtitle: Illegal Mexican workers help the Larson family construct a unique "garden" home in their avocado grove, blending their cultures and languages while dodging border patrol.
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This review is from: Illegals: Who Needs Them?: Illegal Mexican workers help the Larson family construct a unique "garden" home in their avocado grove, blending their cultures and languages while dodging border patrol. (Paperback)
This is a memoir which tells the story of those people among us that we are treating in a shameful way.
Our government is not facing the problem and we citizens are not just "allowing" this situation to continue. Really, what we are doing is "using" the situation to our advantage while the world watches our hypocrisy.
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This review is from: Illegals: Who Needs Them?: Illegal Mexican workers help the Larson family construct a unique "garden" home in their avocado grove, blending their cultures and languages while dodging border patrol. (Paperback)
Ms. Preston-Bova balances humor and facts in this easy-to-read human story of the role illegals play in our society. She not only addresses serious security issues, but also lays out a simple solution to the problem.
A must read for those of us who are removed from the issue as it really clarifies why we ALL need to be concerned.
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