Unaccompanied : the plight of immigrant youth at the border / Emily Ruehs-Navarro. [electronic resource]

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ruehs-Navarro, Emily, author.

Series:

Critical perspectives on youth.

NYU Press scholarship online.

Critical perspectives on youth

NYU Press scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Unaccompanied immigrant children--United States.

Unaccompanied immigrant children.

Child welfare--United States.

Child welfare.

Border security--United States.

Border security.

Neoliberalism--United States.

Neoliberalism.

Children of immigrants--Education--United States.

Children of immigrants.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (246 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York : New York University Press, [2022]

Summary:

Every year, tens of thousands of children cross into the United States without a legal guardian at their side, often fleeing violence and poverty in their countries of origin. In this book, Emily Ruehs-Navarro shows us one aspect of their heartbreaking journeys, as seen through the eyes of the aid workers who try - but too often fail - to help them. Drawing on interviews with aid workers, migrant children, and others, Ruehs-Navarro follows unaccompanied youth as they seek help from a wide range of professionals.

Contents:

Cover

Series Page

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

List of Abbreviations

Introduction

1. Leaving and Finding Home

2. Legends for the State

3. Educating Immigrant Youth

4. Institutionalizing Paradoxes

5. Making the System Work

Conclusion

Acknowledgments

Appendix A. The Borders of Knowledge

Appendix B. Demographic Details of Professional Participants

Appendix C. Demographic Details of Youth Participants

Notes

References

Index

About the Author.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2022.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on October 18, 2022).

ISBN:

9781479838493

1-4798-3849-7

OCLC:

1290484734