Immigrants raising citizens : undocumented parents and their young children / / Hirokazu Yoshikawa

• Autore: Yoshikawa Hirokazu
• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Russell Sage Foundation, , [2011]; ©2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (209 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.9/069120973
• Soggetto topico: Immigrant children - United States - Social conditions; Immigrant children - New York (State) - New York - Social conditions; Children of immigrants - United States - Social conditions; Children of immigrants - New York (State) - New York - Social conditions; Undocumented immigrants - United States - Social conditions; Undocumented immigrants - New York (State) - New York - Social conditions
• Soggetto geografico: United States Emigration and immigration Social aspects
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Emiliana, Elena and Ling raise citizens in New York City -- The hidden face of New York: undocumented immigrant parents' routes to the city -- Life under the radar: legal and illegal authorities and public programs -- Documentation status and social ties: households, networks, and organizations in the lives of undocumented parents and their children -- The worst jobs in urban America: undocumented working parents in the New York economy -- How parents' undocumented status matters for children's early learning -- Providing access to the American dream for the children of undocumented parents.
• Sommario/riassunto: "An in-depth look at the challenges undocumented immigrants face as they raise children in the U.S. There are now nearly four million children born in the United States who have undocumented immigrant parents. In the current debates around immigration reform, policymakers often view immigrants as an economic or labor market problem to be solved, but the issue has a very real human dimension. Immigrant parents without legal status are raising their citizen children under stressful work and financial conditions, with the constant threat of discovery and deportation that may narrow social contacts and limit participation in public programs that might benefit their children. Immigrants Raising Citizens offers a compelling description of the everyday experiences of these parents, their very young children, and the consequences these experiences have on their children's development. Immigrants Raising Citizens challenges conventional wisdom about undocumented immigrants, viewing them not as lawbreakers or victims, but as the parents of citizens whose adult productivity will be essential to the nation's future. "-from Amazon.com
• Titolo autorizzato: Immigrants raising citizens
• ISBN: 1610447077
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910463898903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II