Lives in limbo
By Gonzales, Roberto G.,
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Lives in limbo :undocumented and coming of age in America

by
Gonzales, Roberto G.,1969-. author.
Format
Book
Language
English (English)
Subjects
Illegal immigrationUnited States.(WiMaSCL)5154305
Children of noncitizensEducationUnited States.(WiMaSCL)5155676
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Publisher and Date
Oakland, California :University of California Press,[2016]
©2016
ISBN
9780520287259.
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0520287258.
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9780520287266.
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0520287266.
Library of Congress Call Number
JV6600.G66 2016
Geographic Area Code
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UPC4002554993540027138184
Description
xxvi, 287 pages ;23 cm
Contents (as listed on item)
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System Control Number
(OCoLC)953567182
Source of Acquisition
Univ of California Pr, C/O Perseus Distribution 210 American Dr, Jackson, TN, USA, 38301SAN 631-760X
Summary"Over two million of the nation's eleven million undocumented immigrants have lived in the United States since childhood. Due to a broken immigration system, they grow up to uncertain futures. In Lives in Limbo, Roberto G. Gonzales introduces us to two groups: the college-goers, like Ricardo, whose good grades and strong network of community support propelled him into higher education, only to land in a factory job a few years after graduation, and the early-exiters, like Gabriel, who failed to make meaningful connections in high school and started navigating dead-end jobs, immigration checkpoints, and a world narrowly circumscribed by legal limitations. This ethnography asks why highly educated undocumented youth ultimately share similar work and life outcomes with their less-educated peers, even as higher education is touted as the path to integration and success in America. Gonzales bookends his study with discussions of how the prospect of immigration reform, especially the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, could impact the lives of these young Americans"--Provided by publisher.
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