Of Love and Papers: How Immigration Policy Affects Romance and Family

Laura E. Enriquez

Open Access Published by University of California Press 2020

Of Love and Papers

How Immigration Policy Affects Romance and Family

Laura E. Enriquez

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780520975484

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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.

Author / Editor information

Enriquez Laura E. :

Laura E. Enriquez is Assistant Professor of Chicano/Latino studies at the University of California, Irvine.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Tables Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Chapter 1. Forming Families in a Context of Illegality Open Access Download PDF	1
Chapter 2. “It’s Because He Wants Papers”: Choosing a Romantic Partner Open Access Download PDF	23
Chapter 3. “You Feel a Little Bit Less”: Gendered Illegality and Desirability When Dating Open Access Download PDF	45
Chapter 4. “It Affects Us, Our Future”: Negotiating Illegality as a Mixed-Status Couple Open Access Download PDF	69
Chapter 5. “It Was Time to Take That Step”: Pursuing Legalization through Marriage Open Access Download PDF	90
Chapter 6. “It’s a Constant Struggle”: Becoming and Being Parents Open Access Download PDF	115
Chapter 7. “I Can’t Offer Them What Other People Could”: Multigenerational Punishment of Citizen Children Open Access Download PDF	135
Chapter 8. Immigration Policy and the Future of Latino Families Open Access Download PDF	157
Appendix A. Reflections on Methods and Positionality Open Access Download PDF	171
Appendix B. Demographic Characteristics of Study Participants Open Access Download PDF	179
NOTES Open Access Download PDF	189
References Open Access Download PDF	201
INDEX Open Access Download PDF	221

Language: English
Publisher: University of California Press
Pages
- Main content: 184

eBook

Published: April 28, 2020
ISBN: 9780520975484