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Of love and papers : how immigration policy affects romance and family /

"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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Enriquez, Laura E., 1986- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2020]
Colección:Online access: De Gruyter De Gruyter Open Books.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Forming families in a context of illegality
  • "It's because he wants papers" : choosing a romantic partner
  • "You feel a little bit less" : gendered illegality and desirability when dating
  • "It affects us, our future" : negotiating illegality as a mixed-status couple
  • "It was time to take that step" : pursuing legalization through marriage
  • "It's a constant struggle" : becoming and being parents
  • "I can't offer them what other people could" : multigenerational punishment of citizen children
  • Immigration policy and the future of Latino families
  • Appendix A. Reflections on methods and positionality
  • Appendix B. Demographic characteristics of study participants.