Description
Book SynopsisA contemporary account of the theoretical and policy debates with an in-depth exploration of the lived experiences of undocumented migrants in the UK.
Trade Review'An important book on a subject of great public importance' -- Professor Stephen Castles, Research Chair in Sociology, University of Sydney
'Enlightens our understanding of what it is like to be young and undocumented in increasingly hostile contexts. Rich and nuanced, this book sheds light on these immigrants' exclusion, exploitation and disappointments, but also on their resilience, resourcefulness, and hopes' -- Cecilia Menjivar is Cowden Distinguished Professor, Associate Director at T Denny Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics, Arizona State University and author of Enduring Violence, Ladina Women's Lives in Guatemala, University of California Press (2011)
'A vital contribution to the growing body of work charting the precarious lives of undocumented workers' -- Media Education Journal
Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables
Acknowledgements
1. Researching Everyday ‘Illegality’: An Introduction
2. Migration Dynamics, Irregular Migration and the Governance of 'Illegality'
3. Migrant Agency, Youth and Legal Status
4. Visibility and Invisibility: Arrival, Settlement and Socialisation into Irregularity
5. Legal Status and the Labour Market
6. Fragile Communities: Social Networks and Geographies of Undocumentedness
7. Intersecting Youth and Legal Status
8. Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
