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DMV Databases and the Price of A Driver'S License

California's decision to share driver's license data nationally puts over a million undocumented residents at new risk; these books explain how identity systems, government databases, and immigration enforcement intersect to reshape privacy and trust.

6 booksApril 29, 2026

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1. In the Shadow of Liberty
Ana Raquel Minian
Provides rigorous historical and policy context on how immigration enforcement shapes migrant lives and institutions,...
Shelf signal: U.S. History
2. The Undocumented Americans
Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
A personal, investigative portrait of undocumented life that illuminates the risks individuals face when state data...
Shelf signal: Hispanic & Latino Biography
3. The Death and Life of Aida Hernandez
Aaron Bobrow-Strain
A close narrative of one immigrant's legal and bureaucratic struggles that shows how government records and eligibility...
Shelf signal: Hispanic & Latino Biography
4. Known Citizen
Sarah E. Igo
Explains the rise of pervasive identity practices and how public records and classification systems shape citizenship...
Shelf signal: 21st-Century America
5. Weapons of Math Destruction
Cathy O'Neil, Cathy O'Neil
Analyzes how opaque data systems and algorithms produce social harms, useful for understanding risks when DMV datasets...
Shelf signal: Tech Industry
6. Paradise Plundered
Steven P. Erie, Vladimir Kogan
Examines California governance failures and tradeoffs, offering context for state decisions balancing federal...
Shelf signal: Cities & Urban Planning
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