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Living Together, Living Apart Mixed Status Families and US Immigration Policy / edited by April M. Schueths and Jodie M. Lawston ; foreword by Mary Romero.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States--Emigration and immigration--Government policy.
- United States.
- Immigrant families--United States--Social conditions.
- Immigrant families.
- Immigrant families--Legal status, laws, etc--United States.
- Immigrants--Family relationships--United States.
- Immigrants.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (281 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- London : University of Washington Press, [2015]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Immigration reform remains one of the most contentious issues in the United States today. For mixed status families-families that include both citizens and noncitizens-this is more than a political issue: it's a deeply personal one. Undocumented family members and legal residents lack the rights and benefits of their family members who are US citizens, while family members and legal residents sometimes have their rights compromised by punitive immigration policies based on a strict "citizen/noncitizen" dichotomy. This collection of personal narratives and academic essays is the first to focus on the daily lives and experiences, as well as the broader social contexts, for mixed status families in the contemporary United States. Threats of raids, deportation, incarceration, and detention loom large over these families. At the same time, their lives are characterized by the resilience, perseverance, and resourcefulness necessary to maintain strong family bonds, both within the United States and across national boundaries.
- Contents:
- Part I. Living together, living apart : stories of separation
- Part II. Experiences of inequality : legal status and family well-being
- Part III. The public face of illegal : confronting legal institutions and the media.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780295806143
- 0295806141
- OCLC:
- 921176281
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