Violence Against Latina Immigrants : Citizenship, Inequality, and Community /

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Caught between violent partners and the bureaucratic complications of the US Immigration system, many immigrant women are particularly vulnerable to abuse. For two years, Roberta Villalón volunteered at a nonprofit group that offers free legal services to mostly undocumented immigrants who had been...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Villalon, Roberta (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : New York University Press, [2010]
Temas:
Latin Americans > Violence against > United States.
Latin Americans > United States > Social conditions.
Women immigrants > Violence against > United States.
Women immigrants > United States > Social conditions.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Hispanic American Studies.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Introduction: Theoretical and Methodological Approach
  • 2. Violence against Latina Immigrants and Immigration Law
  • 3. Formal Barriers to Citizenship
  • 4. Informal Barriers to Citizenship
  • 5. Resisting Inequality
  • 6. Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Author

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