Living together, living apart mixed-status families and US immigration policy / edited by April M. Schueths and Jodie M. Lawston ; foreword by Mary Romero.

Other author Schueths, April M.
Other author Lawston, Jodie Michelle, 1977-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoSeattle ; London : University of Washington Press, [2015]
Descriptionxviii, 256 pages ; 23 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Immigrant families--United States. --Social conditions.
Immigrant families--Legal status, laws, etc. --United States.
Immigrants--Family relationships. --United States.
United States--Emigration and immigration. --Government policy.

Contents Introduction : Living Together, Living Apart: Mixed-Status Families and US Immigration Policy / April M. Schueths and Jodie M. Lawston -- The Purpose of My Trip to Tijuana / Giselle Stern Hernández -- Life and Love outside the Citizenship Binary : The Lived Experiences of Mixed-Status Couples in the United States / April M. Schueths -- Transnational Mixed-Status Families : Critical Challenges in Cross-Border Relationships over Time / Rachel M. Hershberg and M. Brinton Lykes -- Dependents of the State : Navigating the Immigration and Child Welfare Apparatus at the San DiegoTijuana Border / Naomi Glenn-Levin Rodriguez -- "We Thought We Had a Future": Adversity and Resilience in Mixed-Status Families / Martha I. Zapata Roblyer and Joseph G. Grzywacz -- Being Mixed-Status / Sheryl Tuliao Silva and Eric O. Silva -- Voice of an American-Mexican / Neida Soto Arrington -- Mixed-Status Families in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas : Health Disparities along the US-Mexico Border / Heide Castañeda -- "Someday I'm Going to Have Papers!" (¡Algún Día Yo Voy a Tener Papeles!) : Mixed-Status Families in the Rural South / Scott Beck and Alma Stevenson -- The Green Card Waiting Game : U Visa Holders, Mixed-Status Families, and Marginal Membership / Sarah Morando Lakhani -- "El Otro Lado" (The Other Side) / Eva Betancourt -- MIXED-UP / Carlos-Manuel -- Constructing Mixed-Status Families in Public Discourse / Eric O. Silva -- Qualifying Relatives : US Immigration Policies and Family Reunification or Deunification? / Connie Oxford -- From Driving to Deportation : Experiences of Mixed-Status Immigrant Families under "Secure Communities" / Diana M. Guelespe -- Dynamics and Ramifications of US Immigration and Visa Policies : Nepali Transnational Workers, Families, and Children in the United States / Shobha Hamal Gurung -- Bringing Pedro Home / Emily Guzman -- My Path to Happiness / Luis A. Hernandez.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2015011384
ISBN9780295995007 (hardback : alk. paper)