Documented, undocumented, and something else : the incorporation of children of Brazilian immigrants / Kara B. Cebulko.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cebulko, Kara Beth.

Series:

New Americans (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)

The new Americans : recent immigration and American society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Brazilian Americans--Massachusetts--Boston--Social conditions.

Brazilian Americans.

Immigrant children--Massachusetts--Boston--Social conditions.

Immigrant children.

Assimilation (Sociology)--Massachusetts--Boston.

Assimilation (Sociology).

Physical Description:

viii, 180 p.

Place of Publication:

El Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Drawing upon in-depth interviews with young adult children of Brazilian immigrants, Cebulko finds that legal status, like race, class and gender, acts as a form of social stratification. Legal status, however, involves multiple categories, including grey areas in-between fully 'legal' and 'illegal.' Undocumented, liminally legal, lawful permanent residents, and citizens each live with a different set of rights and level of precariousness. These impact not only their economic opportunities, but also the social dynamics of Brazilian youth's transition into adulthood. Cebulko's work will be of interest to scholars of immigration, legal status, and stratification, especially as countries contemplate immigration reform, including the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) in the United States.

Contents:

Introduction

Talking legality and illegality : Brazilians, Boston, and the scene of inquiry

How multiple categories of legal status matter

Narratives of protest engagement and disengagement

Divergent outcomes : legal status and educational careers

Conclusion.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781593327125

1593327129

OCLC:

853509961