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Author:

Getrich, Christina M., author.

Title:

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

Publisher:

The University of Arizona Press,

Copyright Date:

2019

Description:

xvi, 253 pages ; 24 cm

Subject:

Children of immigrants--Mexican-American Border Region--Social conditions.
Mexican American children--Mexican-American Border Region--Social conditions.
Immigrant families--Mexican-American Border Region--Social conditions.
Emigration and immigration law--Mexican-American Border Region.
Immigration enforcement--Mexican-American Border Region.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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.

ISBN:

0816538999
9780816538997

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1056780627

LCCN:

2018037377

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)