- 184 pages
- English
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About This Book
A free open access ebook is available upon publication. Learn more at www.luminosoa.org. Of Love and Papers explores how immigration policies are fundamentally reshaping Latino families. Drawing on two waves of interviews with undocumented young adults, Enriquez investigates how immigration status creeps into the most personal aspects of everyday life, intersecting with gender to constrain family formation. The imprint of illegality remains, even upon obtaining DACA or permanent residency. Interweaving the perspectives of US citizen romantic partners and children, Enriquez illustrates the multigenerational punishment that limits the upward mobility of Latino families. Of Love and Papers sparks an intimate understanding of contemporary US immigration policies and their enduring consequences for immigrant families.
 
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- List of Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1. Forming Families in a Context of Illegality
- Chapter 2. âItâs Because He Wants Papersâ: Choosing a Romantic Partner
- Chapter 3. âYou Feel a Little Bit Lessâ: Gendered Illegality and Desirability When Dating
- Chapter 4. âIt Affects Us, Our Futureâ: Negotiating Illegality as a Mixed-Status Couple
- Chapter 5. âIt Was Time to Take That Stepâ: Pursuing Legalization through Marriage
- Chapter 6. âItâs a Constant Struggleâ: Becoming and Being Parents
- Chapter 7. âI Canât Offer Them What Other People Couldâ: Multigenerational Punishment of Citizen Children
- Chapter 8. Immigration Policy and the Future of Latino Families
- Appendix A. Reflections on Methods and Positionality
- Appendix B. Demographic Characteristics of Study Participants
- Notes
- References