Contested Americans : Mixed-Status Families in Anti-Immigrant Times Paperback / softback
by Cassaundra Rodriguez
Part of the Latina/o Sociology series
Paperback / softback
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Reveals the impossible choices and downright terror mixed-status families often face for their lovedonesLiving in a mixed-status immigrant family might mean that your grandmother could be deported at any moment, your son could be arrested at work, or your mother's deportation hearing is postponed-again.
Such uncertainty and fear are the reality of life for mixed-status families-those that include both undocumented immigrants and US citizens.
In Contested Americans, Cassaundra Rodriguez explores how members of mixed-status families experience and articulate belonging in the United States.
The sixteen million people in the US who fall under this classification share the fear of a family member's possible deportation or the anxiety of leaving behind a child or elderly relative. Rodriguez highlights how different members of the same mixed-status families mediate undocumented statuses while maintaining the collective whole of a family.
For many young adults, this may mean negotiating the sponsorship of their immigrant parents, and for the parents, planning for the emotional, physical, and financial well-being of their children in case of deportation. Contested Americans is a timely book, filled with vivid storytelling, that shows how immigration policies, racism, and privilege collide in the backdrop of the lives of millions of mixed-status families.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:272 pages
- Publisher:New York University Press
- Publication Date:01/04/2023
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- ISBN:9781479800544
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:272 pages
- Publisher:New York University Press
- Publication Date:01/04/2023
- Category:
- ISBN:9781479800544