<p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>This is a beautifully written story that is all-to-familiar to countless children who live in fear that the monster&nbsp;</span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>La Migra&nbsp;</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>will deport their parents. No child deserves to live in this nightmare.&nbsp;</span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Love and Monsters in Sofia's Life&nbsp;</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>reminds us to be vigilant in our support for our immigrant neighbors and the call for immigration reform to end family separation.</span></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Bill Hing</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Professor of Law and Migration Studies&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>University of San Francisco</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Sofia's painful yet powerful story reminds us of the monster that takes our collective breath away. Her warm </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>cobija</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> or blanket comforts us as we bear witness to the ways in which she resists and protects herself with </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>amor de familia</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>-a family's love. As I read through Sofia's story I thought '</span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Yo también tengo miedo</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>; I am also afraid.' This book is a must read for those who stand in solidarity against the </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>monstruo</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> in our historical and present memory. </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>&nbsp;</span></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Daniela Dominguez</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> Psy.D.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Assistant Professor of in Counseling Psychology </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>University of San Francisco</span></p><p><br></p><p>***</p><p><br></p><p>Esta hermosa historia nos cuenta sobre aquellas inagotables&nbsp;narrativas no habladas por niños que viven con miedo que el monstruo La Migra deporte a sus padres. Ningún niño merece vivir con esa pesadilla.<em> Amor y Monstruos en la Vida de Sofía</em>&nbsp;nos inspira dar nuestro apoyo&nbsp;a vecinos inmigrantes y a estar alertos a la llamada de reforma migratoria y la separación familiar.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Bill Hing</strong>&nbsp;</p><p>Profesor de leyes y estudios migratorios Universidad de San Francisco</p><p><br></p><p>La poderosa y aún dolorosa historia&nbsp;de Sofía nos recuerda de el monstruo&nbsp;que se lleva nuestro sentir colectivo.&nbsp;Su cobija nos aviva y da desahogo&nbsp;al ser testigos de el modo que ella&nbsp;resiste y se protege con amor&nbsp;</p><p>de familia. Leyendo la historia de Sofía&nbsp;yo pensé. ;Yo también tengo miedo.&nbsp;Este libro debe ser leído por aquellos&nbsp;que son solidarios contra los monstruos&nbsp;de nuestra histórica y presente memoria.'</p><p><br></p><p>-Daniela Dominguez&nbsp;</p><p>Psy.D. asistente profesora de consejeria psicológica Universidad de San Francisco</p>