04512nam 2200769Ia 450 991046190010332120220113032449.01-280-69169-797866136686390-8135-5334-210.36019/9780813553344(CKB)2670000000205274(OCoLC)795120243(CaPaEBR)ebrary10571296(SSID)ssj0000688554(PQKBManifestationID)11412617(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000688554(PQKBWorkID)10612553(PQKB)10323259(MiAaPQ)EBC932002(MdBmJHUP)muse17501(DE-B1597)529203(DE-B1597)9780813553344(Au-PeEL)EBL932002(CaPaEBR)ebr10571296(CaONFJC)MIL366863(EXLCZ)99267000000020527420110808d2012 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrDisenchanting citizenship[electronic resource] Mexican migrants and the boundaries of belonging /Luis F. B. PlascenciaNew Brunswick, NJ Rutgers University Pressc20121 online resource (265 p.)Latinidad : transnational cultures in the United StatesBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8135-5279-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front matter --Contents --Acknowledgments --Introduction: Locating Citizenships --1. Fields of Citizenship --2. The Janus Face of Citizenship: The Side of Inclusion --3. The Janus Face of Citizenship: The Side of Exclusion --4. The Making of Citizens: Promoting and Schooling --5. Bearing True Faith and Allegiance: Entering the Circle of Citizenship --6. Desire, Sacrifice, and Disenchantment --Conclusion --Epilogue: The Boundaries of Birth and Power --Notes --Works Cited --IndexCentral to contemporary debates in the United States on migration and migrant policy is the idea of citizenship, and—as apparent in the continued debate over Arizona’s immigration law SB 1070—this issue remains a focal point of contention, with a key concern being whether there should be a path to citizenship for “undocumented” migrants. In Disenchanting Citizenship, Luis F. B. Plascencia examines two interrelated issues: U.S. citizenship and the Mexican migrants’ position in the United States. The book explores the meaning of U.S. citizenship through the experience of a unique group of Mexican migrants who were granted Temporary Status under the “legalization” provisions of the 1986 IRCA, attained Lawful Permanent Residency, and later became U.S. citizens. Plascencia integrates an extensive and multifaceted collection of interviews, ethnographic fieldwork, ethno-historical research, and public policy analysis in examining efforts that promote the acquisition of citizenship, the teaching of citizenship classes, and naturalization ceremonies. Ultimately, he unearths citizenship’s root as a Janus-faced construct that encompasses a simultaneous process of inclusion and exclusion. This notion of citizenship is mapped on to the migrant experience, arguing that the acquisition of citizenship can lead to disenchantment with the very status desired. In the end, Plascencia expands our understanding of the dynamics of U.S. citizenship as a form of membership and belonging.NoncitizensUnited StatesCitizenshipUnited StatesMexican AmericansCivil rightsMexican AmericansEthnic identityMexican AmericansSocial conditionsMexicansMigrationsUnited StatesEmigration and immigrationGovernment policyUnited StatesEthnic relationsUnited StatesPolitics and governmentElectronic books.NoncitizensCitizenshipMexican AmericansCivil rights.Mexican AmericansEthnic identity.Mexican AmericansSocial conditions.MexicansMigrations.305.868/72073Plascencia Luis F. B1040932MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910461900103321Disenchanting citizenship2464161UNINA