{"product_id":"living-together-living-apart-mixed-status-families-and-us-immigration-policy-hardcover-1","title":"Living Together, Living Apart: Mixed Status Families and US Immigration Policy - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eApril Schueths\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJodie Lawston\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMary Romero\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImmigration reform remains one of the most contentious issues in the United States today. For mixed status families--families that include both citizens and noncitizens--this is more than a political issue: it's a deeply personal one. Undocumented family members and legal residents lack the rights and benefits of their family members who are US citizens, while family members and legal residents sometimes have their rights compromised by punitive immigration policies based on a strict \"citizen\/noncitizen\" dichotomy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection of personal narratives and academic essays is the first to focus on the daily lives and experiences, as well as the broader social contexts, for mixed status families in the contemporary United States. Threats of raids, deportation, incarceration, and detention loom large over these families. At the same time, their lives are characterized by the resilience, perseverance, and resourcefulness necessary to maintain strong family bonds, both within the United States and across national boundaries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eApril Schueths is assistant professor of sociology at Georgia Southern University and a licensed social worker. Jodie Lawston is associate professor of women's studies at California State University, San Marcos. She is the author of\u003ci\u003e Sisters Outside: Radical Activists Working for Women Prisoners\u003c\/i\u003e and coeditor of \u003ci\u003eRazor Wire Women: Prisoners, Activists, Scholars and Artists\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 02, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42134811869319,"sku":"9780295995007","price":198.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/5138e6e7a2e5386283bc4e5bd19fdd7f_009be1cd-f3a5-4e57-9360-6bc5ffa2ba58.webp?v=1732644744","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/living-together-living-apart-mixed-status-families-and-us-immigration-policy-hardcover-1","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}