Description
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Undocumented Politics provides rich theoretical advances to literature on transnational political strategies, the role of local-level contexts, and immigrant 'illegality.' . . . a powerful read that contributes to the literature on international migration, undocumented immigrants, and gender." * ILR Review *
"I highly recommend this engaging and elegant monograph, suitable for students and researchers of migration and borders." * American Journal of Sociology *
"Andrews has delivered an insightful, well-researched exposition on Mexican migration in the United States. . . .
Undocumented Politics successfully showcases the ways that undocumented migrant women have self-advocated, despite their lack of access to legal and electoral outlets of political activism." * California History *
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Legacies of (In)Equity
2. “Illegality” under Two Local Modes of Control
3. Stoicism and Striving in the Face of Exclusion
4. Cross-Border Fights, Rifts, and Ties
5. Pathways to Hometown Change
Conclusion
Methodological Appendix: Listening to Difference
Notes
References
Index
