“It was ironic, really, that the only reason I became eligible to adjust my status was because I married a U.S. citizen. I laugh when I think about the many times my mom told me, 'You have to be independent. You have to make your own money. Don't depend on a man!' I did. I made my own money. But I still needed a man to save me from my illegality.” MexicanLatinoImmigrantMexican AmericanChicanoUndocumented Book:You Sound Like a White Girl: The Case for Rejecting Assimilation Source: You Sound Like a White Girl: The Case for Rejecting Assimilation