Border brokers : children of Mexican immigrants navigating U.S. society, laws, and politics / Christina M. Getrich.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Getrich, Christina M., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children of immigrants--Mexican-American Border Region--Social conditions.

Children of immigrants.

Mexican American children--Mexican-American Border Region--Social conditions.

Mexican American children.

Immigrant families--Mexican-American Border Region--Social conditions.

Immigrant families.

Emigration and immigration law--Mexican-American Border Region.

Emigration and immigration law.

Immigration enforcement--Mexican-American Border Region.

Immigration enforcement.

Social conditions.

Physical Description:

xvi, 253 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Tucson : The University of Arizona Press, 2019.

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.

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780816538997

0816538999

OCLC:

1056780627