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

"This book offers a nuanced look at how the children of Mexican immigrants navigate U.S. border policies and enforcement practices"--Provided by publisher.

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Main Authors: Getrich, Christina M
Published: The University of Arizona Press,
Publisher Address: Tucson, Arizona :
Publication Dates: 2019.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
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
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.
Carrier Form: xvi, 253 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages [225]-243) and index.
ISBN: 9780816538997
0816538999
9780816541096
0816541094
Index Number: JV6600
CLC: D971.221.5
D771.238-05
Call Number: D771.238-05/G394
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.

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