1. Belonging in the Borderlands

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Preface vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Introduction: Illegality and the Immigrant Family 1
6. 1. Belonging in the Borderlands 19
7. 2. United Yet Divided: Mixed-Status Family Dynamics 48
8. 3. “Little Lies”: Disclosure and Relationships Beyond the Family 70
9. 4. Estamos Encerrados: Im/mobilities in the Borderlands 94
10. 5. Additional Borders: Education, Work, and Social Mobility 119
11. 6. Unequal Access: Health and Well-Being 144
12. 7. Family Separation: Deportation, Removal, and Return 166
13. 8. Fixing Papers: Status Adjustment in Mixed-Status Families 186
14. Conclusion 213
15. Notes 227
16. References 241
17. Index 261