Young and Undocumented Political Belonging by Julia Albarracín PAPERBACK

Name: Young and Undocumented Political Belonging by Julia Albarracín PAPERBACK
Brand: New York University Press

New York University Press

Young and UndocumentedPolitical Belonging in Uncertain Times\nAuthor(s): Julia Albarracn\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: New York University Press, United States\nImprint: New York University Press\nISBN-13: 9781479819089, 978-1479819089\nSynopsis\nThe experiences of DACA recipients\n The children of immigrants who arrive in the United States each year sometimes grow up without any knowledge of their undocumented status and the risks it poses. In this timely and important book, Julia Albarracn explores the lives of undocumented immigrant youth with a focus on the unique experiences of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients and DREAMers in the United States.\n Drawing on interviews and legal research, Albarracn shows us how the precarity surrounding the youth's DACA status impacts their sense of political identity and belonging, particularly as Republican politicians target legal protections provided to them under DACA and the DREAM Act. The author examines how change.