Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. From Reunification to Separation -- 2. A Tale of Sanctuary -- 3. Regarding Family -- 4. Our Youth, Our Families -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Index -- About the Author
Summary
"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-year-long ethnography of undocumented immigrants and their families in Chicago, as well as national immigrant politics, Family Activism examines the ways in which the family has become politically significant"-- Provided by publisher
