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Record Nr.

UNINA9910793486003321

Autore

Getrich Christina M.

Titolo

Border brokers : children of Mexican immigrants navigating U.S. society, laws, and politics / / Christina M. Getrich

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tucson : , : The University of Arizona Press, , [2019]

©2019

ISBN

0-8165-3986-3

9780816539864

0816539863

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvi, 253 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

305.23089/6872073

342.72082

Soggetti

Children of immigrants - Mexican-American Border Region - Social conditions

Mexican American children - Mexican-American Border Region - Social conditions

Immigrant families - Mexican-American Border Region - Social conditions

Emigration and immigration law - Mexican-American Border Region

Immigration enforcement - Mexican-American Border Region

Mexican American children - Social conditions

Immigration enforcement

Emigration and immigration law

Children of immigrants - Social conditions

North America Mexican-American Border Region

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-243) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- 1. Increasingly anti-immigrant public policies and their impact on mixed-status families -- 2. Conceptualizing citizenship and illegality -- 3. Contending with the repercussive effects of illegality and deportability -- 4. Embodying and contesting the effects of racialized enforcement -- 5. Tracing different trajectories of transborder life -- 6. Brokering belonging in the shadow of the state -- Conclusion.



Sommario/riassunto

"This book offers a nuanced look at how the children of Mexican immigrants navigate U.S. border policies and enforcement practices"--Provided by publisher.