This article examines the transition to adulthood among 1.5-generation undocumented Latino young adults. For them, involves exiting legally protected status of K 12 students and entering into adult roles that require legal as basis for participation. collision contexts makes a turbulent has profound implications identity formation, friendship patterns, aspirations expectations, social economic mobility. Undocumented children move from unprotected, inclusion exclusion, de facto illegal. In...

Does the undocumented status of 1.5-generation Latinos (those who migrated at a young age) in United States affect their political, civic, and public selves? Our approach to this question begins with theoretical framework based on concept abjectivity, which draws together abject subjectivity. We argue that practices biopolitics citizenship governmentality—surveillance, immigration documents, employment forms, birth certificates, tax drivers’ licenses, credit card applications, bank accounts,...

This article examines the consequences of undocumented immigration status for those who grow up in United States. The aim is to examine relationship between immigrant and mental emotional health. Our efforts focus on immigrants arrive as children spend most their formative years experiences these members 1.5 generation are quite different from migrate adults. We interested better understanding effects confusing conflicting inclusion exclusion have health well protective factors that may...

Over the past few decades, undocumented settlement in United States has grown to unprecedented numbers. Among nearly 12 million immigrants, a substantial portion of youth is growing up with legal access public education through high school but facing restrictions and economic barriers higher workforce. Every year, about 65,000 students graduate from nationwide. Like other children they plan remain States, these young men women have means out poverty. We provide blueprint for assessing future...

In response to political pressure, President Obama authorized the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in 2012, giving qualified undocumented young people access relief from deportation, renewable work permits, and temporary Social Security numbers. This policy opened up new jobs, higher earnings, driver’s licenses, health care, banking. Using data a national sample of DACA beneficiaries ( N = 2,381), this article investigates variations how adults benefit DACA. Our findings...

Over the last few years, increasing scholarly and media attention has been paid to plight of undocumented immigrant college students. However, only a small fraction youth actually moves on from high school postsecondary opportunities. Indeed, exclusion financial aid eligibility low family socioeconomic status severely limit students' ability matriculate institutions higher learning. But little is known about ways in which experiences shape outcomes. This article focuses sample young adults...

Abstract This article assesses how two key institutions differentially shape immigrants’ relationship to their rights in American society. We draw on over 200 in‐depth interviews argue that there is a stark difference between schools encourage undocumented youth view themselves as equal members of US society and workers are marginalized the workplace. find even track stratify students, they also foster culture meritocracy documented youth. Schools ultimately render immigration status...

In this article, Roberto G. Gonzales, Luisa L. Heredia, and Genevieve Negrón-Gonzales present a nuanced assessment of how undocumented immigrant students in the United States experience public educational system. Though landmark 1982 Supreme Court ruling Plyler v. Doe has resulted hundreds thousands children being educated US K–12 schools, much Plyler's promise still eludes them. Drawing data from multiple studies conducted with youth California, authors argue that schools perform three...

More than a quarter century of research has generated fruitful results and new insights into the understanding lived experiences second generation, which broadly includes both native-born foreign-born children immigrant parentage. We critically review burgeoning literature on divergent trajectories unequal outcomes this generation. Given recent changes in immigration policy contexts exit reception for immigrants, we pay special attention to significance selectivity status. begin by...

Drawing on in-depth interviews with 408 beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program (DACA), this article examines how they experienced their new status and improved adult trajectories as transitioned from an undocumented to a DACAmented status. Authors' analyses suggest that DACA had nearly immediate positive impact trajectories, delaying certain aspects "transition illegality." In addition, authors found differences in experiences respondents who received at earlier...

Recent literature elucidates the ways in which news coverage of immigration and immigrants reflects, as well shapes, discourse on citizenship, rights belonging. Scholars find that undocumented are particularly vulnerable to media representations illegality reinforce bounded citizenship. However, more positive certain groups have emerged recent years. This article draws upon content analysis English-language print online whose anti-deportation campaigns were led by national youth...

In response to a changing immigration enforcement landscape, growing number of studies have sought understand the impact policy and practice on new population. Recent scholarship has uncovered layers stratification within undocumented populations, while some scholars argued that illegality is “master status.” this article, we argue these two ideas are not in tension. That is, certain traits or identities (e.g., race gender) can be master statuses also exhibiting stratification. While our...

Heightened immigration enforcement in public spaces has brightened the boundaries of exclusion for undocumented immigrants United States. Yet, these simultaneously experience belonging and inclusion within personal social spheres their lives. This article explores this tension among young people with Deferred Action Childhood Arrivals (DACA). Drawing on interviews 408 DACA beneficiaries six states, our analyses underscore significance as belonging. expanded spaces, helping respondents derive...

On June 23, 2016, the Supreme Court decided, by a 4-4 vote, to uphold decisions of lower courts, blocking President Obama’s administrative actions on immigration. After years congressional gridlock, Obama plan would have bypassed Congress expanding 2012 Deferred Action for

This special issue introduces a range of articles that analyze patterns incorporation among Latinos living in the United States. We discuss importance race and institutionalized discrimination across various social institutions through legislation policies promote and/or blunt Latino incorporation. Building on findings studies this issue, introduction considers how racialization shape lives youth adults directives emerging from institutions—from U.S. Census Bureau to State Courts, state...

Abstract Over the past thirty-five years, federal immigration policy has brightened boundaries of category undocumented status. For young people who move into adulthood, predominance status to their everyday experiences and social position been amplified. This process trying continue schooling, find work, participate in public life become synonymous with a learning be “illegal.” essay argues that despite known variations youths by race, place, educational history, what Everett Hughes called...