Dreams and nightmares

Dreams and Nightmares takes a critical look at the challenges and dilemmas of immigration policy and practice in the absence of comprehensive immigration reform. The experiences of children and youth provide a prism through which the interwoven dynamics and consequences of immigration policy become apparent. Using a unique sociolegal perspective, authors Zatz and Rodriguez examine the mechanisms by which immigration policies and practices mitigate or exacerbate harm to vulnerable youth. They pay particular attention to prosecutorial discretion, assessing its potential and limitations for resolving issues involving parental detention and deportation, unaccompanied minors, and Dreamers who came to the United States as young children. The book demonstrates how these policies and practices offer a means of prioritizing immigration enforcement in ways that alleviate harm to children, and why they remain controversial and vulnerable to political challenges. … celý popis

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Hlavní autoři

Zatz, Marjorie S, Rodriguez, Nancy

Typ dokumentu

eBook Book

Jazyk

English

Vydáno

Berkeley University of California Press 2015

Vydání

1

Témata

Emigration and immigration law

Ethnic Studies

Hispanic American Studies

Immigrant families

Immigrant youth

Law and legislation

Social conditions

SOCIAL SCIENCE

Sociology

Unaccompanied immigrant children

United States

ISBN

9780520283060
0520283066
0520283058
9780520283053
0520958896
9780520958890