CHAPTER 8 María: Obligated by Circumstances—From Temporary to Precariously Permanent in the United States

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. INTRODUCTION 1
4. CHAPTER 1 Soraya: La Reina del Sur in Nicaragua 21
5. CHAPTER 2 Maíra: Mothering in the Shadow of State Violence 39
6. CHAPTER 3 Rodrigo: “Many Secrets, Nothing to Hide”—Security Entrepreneurship in Mexico City 59
7. CHAPTER 4 Fabio and Angélica: The Resistance of Staying Put 82
8. CHAPTER 5 Doris Huaiquian: Newen, Tenacity of Spirit 104
9. CHAPTER 6 Aurelia: Displacement, Toxicity, and the Struggle for Home 124
10. CHAPTER 7 Hamid: A Life Deferred in Brazil 145
11. CHAPTER 8 María: Obligated by Circumstances—From Temporary to Precariously Permanent in the United States 163
12. CHAPTER 9 Ezequiel: A Laburante in Argentina’s Relegated Neighborhoods 185
13. CHAPTER 10 Nelson and Celia: Feeling Potholes and Debt in the Bones 205
14. CHAPTER 11 Big Love: A Political Broker at Work 225
15. CHAPTER 12 Alberto: Service Work and Social Change in Argentina 243
16. AFTERWORD 263
17. Acknowledgments 266
18. Contributors 267
19. Index 270