Having lived in the quagmire that is living as an undocumented immigrant, Jose Antonio Vargas has first hand knowledge of his subject matter. He can not only espouse his expertise but use his life to make his points. For instance, Vargas tried, best he could, to loose his accent. he was paranoid and stressed about his place in the country. He validated his life in the US by speaking and writing the language. These fears were not so out of step as he tells us how at the time Gov. Pete Wilson was re-elected partly for his support for a bill that would have prohibited undocumented immigrants from attending public school.