Latino migrants in the Jewish state : undocumented lives in Israel / Barak Kalir.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kalir, Barak.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Immigrants--Israel.

Immigrants.

Migrant labor--Israel.

Migrant labor.

Latin Americans--Israel--Ethnic identity.

Latin Americans.

Latin Americans--Israel--Government relations.

Latin Americans--Cultural assimilation--Israel.

Deportation--Government policy--Israel.

Deportation.

Assimilation (Sociology)--Israel.

Assimilation (Sociology).

Israel--Emigration and immigration.

Israel.

Israel--Ethnic relations.

Israel--Politics and government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (278 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the 1990s, thousands of non-Jewish Latinos arrived in Israel as undocumented immigrants. Based on his fieldwork in South America and Israel, Barak Kalir follows these workers from their decision to migrate to their experiences finding work, establishing social clubs and evangelical Christian churches, and putting down roots in Israeli society. While the State of Israel rejected the presence of non-Jewish migrants, many citizens accepted them. Latinos grew to favor cultural assimilation to Israeli society. In 2005, after a large-scale deportation campaign that drew criticism from many quarters, Israel made the historic decision to legalize the status of some undocumented migrant families on the basis of their cultural assimilation and identification with the State. By doing so, the author maintains, Israel recognized the importance of practical belonging for understanding citizenship and national identity.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Acknowledgments

1 Introduction: Undocumented Belonging

PART ONE

2 Unsettling Setting: A Jewish State Dependent on Non-Jewish Labor

3 Destiny and Destination: Latinos Deciding to Leave for Israel

PART TWO

4 Shifting Strategies: From the Accumulation of Money toward the Accumulation of Belonging

5 Divisive Dynamics: The Absence of Political Community and the Differentiations of the Recreational Scene

6 The Religious Forms of Undocumented Lives: Latino Evangelical Churches

PART THREE

7 Israeli Resolution, Latino Disillusion: From Massive Deportation to Symbolic Legalization

8 Conclusion: A New Assimilation?

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-255) and index.

ISBN:

0-253-00471-3

OCLC:

671746754