| Description |
xvi, 287 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Legal status in family contexts -- Nervios : on the threat of deportation -- Stuck : dependence in intimate relationships -- It's not fair : the pecking order in immigrant families -- Stigma : illegality in different immigrant neighborhoods -- Conclusion: Reframing illegality -- Appendix: Talking to kids : methodological issues. |
| Summary |
"What does it mean to be an illegal immigrant, or the child of immigrants, in this era of restrictive immigration laws in the US? In Everyday Illegal, Joanna Dreby recounts the stories of children and parents in eighty-one families to show what happens when a restrictive immigration system emphasizes deportation over legalization. Interweaving her own experiences, Dreby illustrates how crippling strains can arise in relationships when spouses have different legal statuses. She introduces us to 'suddenly single mothers' who struggle to place food on the table and pay rent after their husbands have been deported. Taking us into the homes and schools of children living in increasingly vulnerable circumstances, she presents families that are divided internally, with some children having legal status while their siblings are unauthorized. As legal status influences identity formation, alters the division of power within families, and affects the opportunities children have outside the home, it becomes a source of inequality that touches us all."--Provided by publisher |
| Subject |
Children of immigrants -- United States -- Case studies.
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Children of immigrants. |
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United States. |
| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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| Subject |
Noncitizens -- United States -- Case studies.
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Noncitizens. |
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Immigrants -- Family relationships -- United States -- Case studies.
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Immigrants -- Family relationships. |
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Immigrants. |
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United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Social aspects.
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Emigration and immigration. |
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Social aspects. |
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Illegal immigration -- United States -- Case studies.
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Illegal immigration. |
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Noncitizens.
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Undocumented Immigrants. |
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Emigration and immigration -- Social aspects. |
| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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| ISBN |
0520283392 (cloth) |
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0520283406 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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9780520283398 (cloth) |
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9780520283404 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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0520959272 (ebook) |
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9780520959279 (ebook) |
| Standard No. |
40024769120 |
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