Children on the move -- Criminal alien or humanitarian refugee? -- Youth at the intersection of family and the state -- Forced to choose -- The shadow state -- Reformulating kinship ties
Summary
"Through interviews with children and their families, attorneys, social workers, policy-makers, law enforcement representatives, and diplomats, anthropologist Lauren Heidbrink foregrounds the voices of migrant children and youth who must navigate the legal and emotional terrain of U.S. immigration policy. Cast as victims by humanitarian organizations and delinquents by law enforcement, these unauthorized minors challenge Western constructions of child dependence and family structure. Heidbrink illuminates the enduring effects of immigration enforcement on its young charges, their families, and the state, ultimately questioning whose interests drive decisions about the care and custody of migrant youth."-- from the publisher
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-190) and index
Notes
English
Online resource; title from e-book title screen (JSTOR platform, viewed March 31, 2015)
