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Book SynopsisThe Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified in 1868, declares that all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. Citizen-children of mixed-status families grow up living almost-average American lives; however, The Center for Immigration Studies estimates that more than four-million citizen-children are forgotten in the discordant immigration debate, forcing these children to live under the constant threat of their family suddenly being deported, leaving parents to face the impossible decision: make their child an exile or an orphan. In Forgotten Citizens, Luis Zayas holds a mirror to a nation in crisis, providing invaluable perspectives for practitioners, decision makers, and those brave enough to look. Zayas draws on his as extensive work as a psychological evaluator to present the most complete picture yet of the mental health and lasting t
Trade ReviewHonorable mention for the 2016 Society for Social Work and Research Book Award First runner-up for 2016 Hamilton Book Award given by University of Texas Austin
Table of ContentsPreface ; Chapter One Keeping Silent ; Chapter Two Migrating for Life's Sake ; Chapter Three Immigration Wars ; Chapter Four The Lives of Citizen-Children ; Chapter Five Rules and Responsibility, Guilt and Shame ; Chapter Six Arrest and Detention, and the Aftermath ; Chapter Seven Fighting to Preserve a Life ; Chapter Eight Losing the Challenge ; Chapter Nine Exiles and the Limits of Citizenship ; Chapter Ten Human Loss and Becoming Deportation Orphans ; Chapter Eleven Our Common Future ; Appendix A Research Project: Exploring the Effects of Parental Deportation on U.S. Citizen Children ; Appendix B Cancellation of Removal Cases: Practical Information for Mental Health Clinicians (with Mollie Bradlee)
