Family activism : immigrant struggles and the politics of noncitizenship / Amalia Pallares.

"Drawing upon the idea of the "impossible activism" of undocumented immigrants, Amalia Pallares argues that those without legal status defy this "impossible" context by relying on the politicization of the family to challenge justice within contemporary immigration law. The culmination of a seven-ye...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Latinidad.
Main Author: Pallares, Amalia, 1965- (Author)
Language:English
Published: New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2015]
Series:Latinidad.
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Physical Description:xvii, 170 pages, 8 pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Format: Book

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504 |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-155) and index. 
505 0 |a Introduction : immigrant rights activism and the family paradox -- From reunification to separation -- A Tale of sanctuary : agency, representativity, and motherhood -- Regarding family : from local to national activism -- Our youth, our families: DREAM Act politics and neoliberal nationalism -- Conclusion : moving beyond the boundaries. 
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