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Constructing Immigrant 'Illegality'
Critiques, Experiences, and Responses

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Editors:
Cecilia Menjívar, Arizona State University
Daniel Kanstroom, Boston College, Massachusetts

Cecilia Menjívar, Daniel Kanstroom, Nicholas De Genova, Nestor Rodriguez, Cristian Paredes, Leo R. Chavez, Josiah McC. Heyman, Leisy Abrego, Roberto G. Gonzales, Luisa Laura Heredia, Genevieve Negrón-Gonzales, Joanna Dreby, Tanya Golash-Boza, Walter J. Nicholls, Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo, Jose Miguel Ruiz, Marie Friedmann Marquardt, Susanna J. Snyder, Manuel A. Vásquez, Doris Marie Provine, Paul G. Lewis, Donald Kerwin, Bill Ong Hing

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Date Published: May 2015
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format: Paperback
isbn: 9781107614246

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The topic of 'illegal' immigration has been a major aspect of public discourse in the United States and many other immigrant-receiving countries. From the beginning of its modern invocation in the early twentieth century, the often ill-defined epithet of human 'illegality' has figured prominently in the media; in vigorous public debates at the national, state, and local levels; and in presidential campaigns. In this collection of essays, contributors from a variety of disciplines - anthropology, law, political science, religious studies, and sociology - examine how immigration law shapes immigrant illegality, how the concept of immigrant illegality is deployed and lived, and how its power is wielded and resisted. The authors conclude that the current concept of immigrant illegality is in need of sustained critique, as careful analysis will aid policy discussions and lead to more just solutions.
- Contributors from a variety of disciplines examine how immigration law shapes immigrant illegality
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- Date Published: May 2015
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781107614246
- length: 416 pages
- dimensions: 229 x 152 x 22 mm
- weight: 0.56kg
- contains: 6 tables
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
1. Introduction: 'immigrant illegality': constructions, critiques, resistance Cecilia Menjívar and Daniel Kanstroom
Part I. The Construction of 'Illegality':
2. Immigration 'reform' and the production of migrant 'illegality' Nicholas De Genova
3. Coercive immigration enforcement and bureaucratic ideology Nestor Rodriguez and Cristian Paredes
4. 'Illegality' across generations: public discourse and the children of undocumented immigrants Leo R. Chavez
5. 'Illegality' and the US-Mexico border: how it is produced and resisted Josiah McC. Heyman
Part II. Complicating Lived Experiences of 'Illegality':
6. Latino immigrants' diverse experiences of 'illegality' Leisy Abrego
7. Challenging the transition to new 'illegalities': undocumented young adults and the shifting boundaries of inclusion Roberto G. Gonzales, Luisa Laura Heredia and Genevieve Negrón-Gonzales
8. The modern deportation regime and Mexican families: the indirect consequences for children in new destination communities Joanna Dreby
9. From legal to 'illegal': the deportation of legal permanent residents from the United States Tanya Golash-Boza
Part III. Responses and Resistance:
10. Voice and power in the immigrant rights movement Walter J. Nicholls
11. 'Illegality' and the spaces of sanctuary: belonging and homeland-making in urban community gardens Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo and Jose Miguel Ruiz
12. Challenging laws: faith-based engagement with unauthorized immigration Marie Friedmann Marquardt, Susanna J. Snyder and Manuel A. Vásquez
13. Shades of blue: local policing, legality, and immigration law Doris Marie Provine and Paul G. Lewis
Part IV. Policy the Future:
14. 'Illegal' people and the rule of law Donald Kerwin
15. Developing a new mindset on immigration reform Bill Ong Hing.
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Editors
Cecilia Menjívar, Arizona State University
Cecilia Menjívar is Cowden Distinguished Professor at the T. Denny Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics at Arizona State University. In her work she has examined the social consequences of immigration enforcement and how the law positions immigrants to live in legal ambiguity. She is the author of Enduring Violence: Ladina Women's Everyday Lives in Guatemala (2011) and Fragmented Ties: Salvadoran Immigrant Networks in America (2000).
Daniel Kanstroom, Boston College, Massachusetts
Daniel Kanstroom is Professor of Law at Boston College Law School where he teaches immigration and refugee law, international human rights law, and administrative law. He is Director of the International Human Rights Program and the Post-Deportation Human Rights Project. He also founded the Boston College Immigration and Asylum Clinic, where students represent indigent migrants and asylum-seekers. He is the author of Aftermath: Deportation Law and the New American Diaspora (2012) and Deportation Nation: Outsiders in American History (2007).
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Cecilia Menjívar, Daniel Kanstroom, Nicholas De Genova, Nestor Rodriguez, Cristian Paredes, Leo R. Chavez, Josiah McC. Heyman, Leisy Abrego, Roberto G. Gonzales, Luisa Laura Heredia, Genevieve Negrón-Gonzales, Joanna Dreby, Tanya Golash-Boza, Walter J. Nicholls, Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo, Jose Miguel Ruiz, Marie Friedmann Marquardt, Susanna J. Snyder, Manuel A. Vásquez, Doris Marie Provine, Paul G. Lewis, Donald Kerwin, Bill Ong Hing