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| Other authors / contributors: | Menjívar, Cecilia, editor.
Kanstroom, Dan, editor.
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| ISBN: | 9781461953845
1461953847
9781107300408
1107300401
1107503906
9781107503908
1107497256
9781107497252
9781107041592
1107041597
9781107614246
1107614244
9781107506619
1107506611
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| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Print version record.
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| Summary: | "The topic of "illegal" immigration has been a major aspect of public discourse in the United States and many other immigrant-receiving countries. From the beginning of its modern invocation in the early twentieth century, the often ill-defined epithet of human "illegality" has figured prominently in the media; in vigorous public debates at the national, state, and local levels; and in presidential campaigns. In this collection of essays, contributors from a variety of disciplines - anthropology, law, political science, religious studies, and sociology - examine how immigration law shapes immigrant illegality, how the concept of immigrant illegality is deployed and lived, and how its power is wielded and resisted. The authors conclude that the current concept of immigrant illegality is in need of sustained critique, as careful analysis will aid policy discussions and lead to more just solutions"--
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| Other form: | Print version: Constructing immigrant "illegality" 9781107041592
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| Standard no.: | 10.1017/CBO9781107300408
40023091686
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