{"product_id":"living-together-living-apart-9780295995007","title":"Living Together Living Apart","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eImmigration reform remains one of the most contentious issues in the United States today. For mixed status familiesfamilies that include both citizens and noncitizensthis is more than a political issue: it's a deeply personal one. Undocumented family members and legal residents lack the rights and benefits of their family members who are US citizens, while family members and legal residents sometimes have their rights compromised by punitive immigration policies based on a strict citizen\/noncitizen dichotomy. This collection of personal narratives and academic essays is the first to focus on the daily lives and experiences, as well as the broader social contexts, for mixed status families in the contemporary United States. Threats of raids, deportation, incarceration, and detention loom large over these families. At the same time, their lives are characterized by the resilience, perseverance, and resourcefulness necessary to maintain strong family bonds, both within the United States a\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Epigraph: The Freedom to Move \/ Lisa Speicher Muñoz \u003cbr\u003e Foreword \/ Mary Romero \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Living Together, Living Apart: Mixed-Status Families and US Immigration Policy \/ April M. Schueths and Jodie M. Lawston \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart One | Living Together, Living Apart: Stories of Separation\u003cbr\u003e 1. The Purpose of My Trip to Tijuana \/ Giselle Stern Hernández \u003cbr\u003e 2. Life and Love outside the Citizenship Binary: The Lived Experiences of Mixed-Status Couples in the United States \/ April M. Schueths \u003cbr\u003e 3. Transnational Mixed-Status Families: Critical Challenges in Cross-Border Relationships over Time \/ Rachel M. Hershberg and M. Brinton Lykes \u003cbr\u003e 4. Dependents of the State: Navigating the Immigration and Child Welfare Apparatus at the San Diego–Tijuana Border \/ Naomi Glenn-Levin Rodriguez \u003cbr\u003e 5. “We Thought We Had a Future”: Adversity and Resilience in Mixed-Status Families \/ Martha I. Zapata Roblyer and Joseph G. Grzywacz\u003cbr\u003e 6. Being Mixed-Status \/ Sheryl Tuliao Silva and Eric O. Silva\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart Two | Experiences of Inequality: Legal Status and Family Well-Being\u003cbr\u003e 7. Voice of an American-Mexican \/ Neida Soto Arrington \u003cbr\u003e 8. Mixed-Status Families in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas: Health Disparities along the US-Mexico Border \/ Heide Castañeda \u003cbr\u003e 9. “Someday I’m Going to Have Papers!” (¡Algún Día Yo Voy a Tener Papeles!): Mixed-Status Families in the Rural South \/ Scott Beck and Alma Stevenson\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Green Card Waiting Game: U Visa Holders, Mixed-Status Famlies, and Marginal Membership \/ Sarah Morando Lakhani \u003cbr\u003e 11. “El Otro Lado” (The Other Side) \/ Eva Betancourt \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart III. The Public Face of Illegal: Confronting Legal Institutions and the Media\u003cbr\u003e 12. MIXED-UP \/ Carlos-Manuel \u003cbr\u003e 13. Constructing Mixed-Status Families in Public Discourse \/ Eric O. Silva\u003cbr\u003e 14. Qualifying Relatives: US Immigration Policies and Family Reunification or Deunification? \/ Connie Oxford\u003cbr\u003e 15. From Driving to Deportation: Experiences of Mixed-Status Immigrant Families under “Secure Communities” \/ Diana M. Guelespe \u003cbr\u003e 16 Dynamics and Ramifications of US Immigration and Visa Policies: Nepali Transnational Workers, Families, and Children in the United States \/ Shobha Hamal Gurung \u003cbr\u003e 17. Bringing Pedro Home \/ Emily Guzman \u003cbr\u003e 18. My Path to Happiness \/ Luis A. HernÁndez\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors \u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Washington Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400930763095,"sku":"9780295995007","price":110.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780295995007.jpg?v=1730471972","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/living-together-living-apart-9780295995007","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}