What does it actually mean to be a US citizen?
In short: Journalist Jose Antonio Vargas shares his personal journey of discovering his undocumented status at age 16 to challenge our conventional definitions of national belonging.
After realizing he was in the United States illegally as a teenager, Vargas uses his story to advocate for a fundamental shift in our perception of citizenship. Rather than focusing solely on legal or birth status, he suggests considering three personal questions: What is your origin? What was your journey to this place? And who paid?
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