Dreams and Nightmares : Immigration Policy, Youth, and Families /
"Dreams and Nightmares takes a critical look at the challenges and dilemmas of immigration policy and practice in the absence of comprehensive immigration reform. The experiences of children and youth provide a prism through which the interwoven dynamics and consequences of immigration policy b...
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
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Oakland, California :
University of California Press,
[2015]
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Edition: | First edition. |
Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction and historical context
- Prosecutorial discretion: a mechanism for balancing competing goals
- Legislative inaction and executive action: mixed status families, the dreamer movement and DACA
- Families torn apart: parental detention and deportation
- No good options: unaccompanied minors in the US immigration system
- Conclusions and recommendations.