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A powerful, passionate memoir and social essay. From the authA powerful, passionate memoir and social essay. From the author's Hispanic origins and challenging childhood, through his military career, his numerous jobs in Washington, and his pinnacle position as Deputy Commissioner of the fA powerful, passionate memoir and social essay. From the author's Hispanic origins and challenging childhood, through his military career, his A poA powerful, passionate memoir and social essay. From the author's Hispanic origins and challenging childhood, through his military career, his numerous A powerful, passionate memoir and social essay. From the author's Hispanic origins and challenging childhood, through his military career, his numerous jobs in Washington, and his pinnacle position as Deputy Commissioner of the former INS, Ricardo Inzunza impresses with his perseverance, fierce patriotism, and poignant personal story. This book provides an inside view of how he dealt with racism, sexism, and immigration issues in American society, both on a personal and a systemic level. It is the story of how one man's fortitude, ability to learn, and steadfast belief in his vision of a united America shaped his life and sparked a lifelong passion to serve his country as it has served him.

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"""American Together,"" is a must read for those truly interested in making America great again. Written in an easy-going, conversational style with touches of humor relieving the serious, often painful events of the author's life, the book is ultimately a passionate call for justice, fairness, and acceptance and celebration of the diversity that exists among Americans in the hope for genuine immigration reform in this country. Solomon P. Ortiz, Former Texas U.S. Representative ""American Together"" is a probing discourse into the author's painful search for an ethnic identity. Ricardo Inzunza, who was not white enough to be American and not brown enough to be Mexican, details his struggles to assimilate into the American community, while finding ethnic acceptance in the Mexican and American worlds. His troubled journey highlights his experience in the world of immigration and his great passion for comprehensive immigration reform. Emilio Saenz, Retired Deputy District Director, Immigration Service"

American Together, is a must read for those truly interested in making America great again. Written in an easy-going, conversational style with touches of humor relieving the serious, often painful events of the author's life, the book is ultimately a passionate call for justice, fairness, and acceptance and celebration of the diversity that exists among Americans in the hope for genuine immigration reform in this country. Solomon P. Ortiz, Former Texas U.S. Representative American Together is a probing discourse into the author's painful search for an ethnic identity. Ricardo Inzunza, who was not white enough to be American and not brown enough to be Mexican, details his struggles to assimilate into the American community, while finding ethnic acceptance in the Mexican and American worlds. His troubled journey highlights his experience in the world of immigration and his great passion for comprehensive immigration reform. Emilio Saenz, Retired Deputy District Director, Immigration Service

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