{"product_id":"shifting-boundaries-immigrant-youth-negotiating-national-state-and-small-town-politics-paperback-softback-9781503605749","title":"Shifting Boundaries; Immigrant Youth Negotiating National, State, and Small-Town Politics (Paperback \/ softback) 9781503605749","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eShifting Boundaries\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eImmigrant Youth Negotiating National, State, and Small-Town Politics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlexis M. Silver (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781503605749\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 27 March 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e200 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.666 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Thoroughly researched and elegantly written, \u003ci\u003eShifting Boundaries\u003c\/i\u003e tells the poignant story of undocumented Latino immigrants coming of age in small-town America. Alexis Silver's narrative, both timeless and timely, is a must-read for anyone interested in America's tortuous immigration debates and the challenges they present for immigrant youth.\"—Jacqueline Hagan, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill \"Alexis Silver has written a terrific book. This extraordinary study provides a fresh perspective on immigrant incorporation and the importance of place during political instability. Rich in detail, persuasively argued, and novel in its approach, this timely and relevant book shines an important light on the resilience of young immigrants in the face of unsettling and changing times.\"—Roberto G. Gonzales, author of \u003ci\u003eLives in Limbo: Undocumented and Coming of Age in America\u003c\/i\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eShifting Boundaries\u003c\/i\u003e provides a compelling argument for understanding the plight of undocumented youths as they inch their way toward—and take alternative routes to—integration when the path seems impassable...Most of all, this book offers a profound analysis that shows the humanity of undocumented immigrants within an increasingly hostile national context.\"––Nilda Flores-Gonzalez, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Journal of Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs politicians debate how to address the estimated eleven million unauthorized immigrants residing in the United States, undocumented youth anxiously await the next policy shift that will determine their futures. From one day to the next, their dreams are as likely to crumble around them as to come within reach. In \u003ci\u003eShifting Boundaries\u003c\/i\u003e, Alexis M. Silver sheds light on the currents of exclusion and incorporation that characterize their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSilver examines the experiences of immigrant youth growing up in a small town in North Carolina—a state that experienced unprecedented growth in its Latino population in the 1990s and 2000s, and where aggressive anti-immigration policies have been enforced. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork and in-depth interview data, she finds that contradictory policies at the national, state, and local levels interact to create a complex environment through which the youth must navigate. From heritage-based school programs to state-wide bans on attending community college; from the failure of the DREAM Act to the rescinding of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA); each layer represents profound implications for undocumented Latino youth. Silver exposes the constantly changing pathways that shape their journeys into early adulthood—and the profound resilience that they develop along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52610593456408,"sku":"9781503605749","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/shifting-boundaries-immigrant-youth-negotiating-national-state-and-small-town-politics-paperback-softback-9781503605749","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}