Presente! : Latin@ Immigrant Voices in the Struggle for Racial Justice / Voces de inmigranted latin@s en la lucha por la justicia racial. This item is unavailable.Presente! : Latin@ Immigrant Voices in the Struggle for Racial Justice / Voces de inmigranted latin@s en la lucha por la justicia racial

Presente! transcends the characterisation of immigrants as either criminals or victims by drawing on the first-hand experiences immigrants and immigrant-led organisations engaged in recent organising struggles. Focusing on Latino and Latina immigrants in the US, and covering the intersections of race, class and immigration, this anthology addresses the misguided notion that undocumented immigrants simply need to legalise their status to eliminate their marginalisation.

Cristina Tzintzún is the executive director of Workers Defense Project, a Texas based workers' rights organization. Carlos Pérez de Alejo is the executive director of Cooperation Texas, an organization dedicated to the creation of sustainable jobs through the development, support, and promotion of worker-owned cooperatives. Arnulfo Manríquez is an organizer at Workers Defense Project, where he organizes immigrant construction workers to defend their labor and human rights.