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Of love and papers : how immigration policy affects romance and family / Laura E. Enriquez.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2020]Copyright date: �2020Description: xi, 228 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0520344359
  • 9780520344358
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 306.70973 23
LOC classification:
  • HQ801 .E57 2020
Contents:
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.
Summary: "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"-- Provided by publisher
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Qualitative Research Methods

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

"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"-- Provided by publisher

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