Title: Border brokers : children of Mexican immigrants navigating U.S. society, laws, and politics /
Authors: Getrich, Christina M.
Year: 2019
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.; Children of immigrants Social conditions; Emigration and immigration law; Immigration enforcement; Mexican American children Social conditions; North America Mexican-American Border Region
Abstract: "This book offers a nuanced look at how the children of Mexican immigrants navigate U.S. border policies and enforcement practices"--Provided by publisher.
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.