Of Love and Papers : How Immigration Policy Affects Romance and Family.
Title:
Of Love and Papers : How Immigration Policy Affects Romance and Family.
Author:
Enriquez, Laura E.
ISBN:
9780520975484
Personal Author:
Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (245 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Tables -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Forming Families in a Context of Illegality -- 2 "It's Because He Wants Papers" -- 3 "You Feel a Little Bit Less" -- 4 "It Affects Us, Our Future" -- 5 "It Was Time to Take That Step" -- 6 "It's a Constant Struggle" -- 7 "I Can't Offer Them What Other People Could" -- 8 Immigration Policy and the Future of Latino Families -- Appendix A. Reflections on Methods and Positionality -- Appendix B. Demographic Characteristics of Study Participants -- Notes -- References -- Index.
Abstract:
A free open access ebook is available upon publication. Learn more atwww.luminosoa.org. Of Love and Papers explores how immigration policies are fundamentally reshaping Latino families. Drawing on two waves of interviews with undocumented young adults, Enriquez investigates how immigration status creeps into the most personal aspects of everyday life, intersecting with gender to constrain family formation. The imprint of illegality remains, even upon obtaining DACA or permanent residency. Interweaving the perspectives of US citizen romantic partners and children, Enriquez illustrates the multigenerational punishment that limits the upward mobility of Latino families. Of Love and Papers sparks an intimate understanding of contemporary US immigration policies and their enduring consequences for immigrant families.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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