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Border brokers : children of Mexican immigrants navigating U.S. society, laws, and politics
Title
Border brokers : children of Mexican immigrants navigating U.S. society, laws, and politics / Christina M. Getrich.
ISBN
9780816538997
0816538999
Publication
Tucson : The University of Arizona Press, 2019.
Physical Description
xvi, 253 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Summary
"This book offers a nuanced look at how the children of Mexican immigrants navigate U.S. border policies and enforcement practices"--Provided by publisher.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 08, 2019
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-243) and index.
Contents
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.
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