Latino Legal Status Contextual Analysis
Abrego”legal Consciousness of Undocumented Latinos: Fear and Stigma as Barriers to Claims –Making for first –and 1.5 Generation Immigrants “
Introduction
This article is about the legal conscious and incorporation experience of undocumented immigrates in the United States. Although this population maybe disaggregated in the United States one central distinction among them is their age at migration .Those that migrated as Adults live out their daily lives in different social context than those who migrated as children. Therefore although all undocumented immigrants are legally banned their identities sense of belonging and interpretation of their status vary. Base on ethnographic observation and in-depth interviews of Latinos undocumented …show more content…
Members of the undocumented 1.5 generation are often young enough to enter public school in grades k-12 because Plyer v.Doe (1982) grants them access to public school during those years, effectively protecting them legally and legitimating their presence in the most important social institution during this life stage their legal status does not explicitly contextualize their daily experience during their tenure as students. First generation undocumented immigrants in the study expressed that they are constant aware of their unlawful and unwelcome presence at work.It is widely known that immigrants earn low wages in back breaking jobs with no benefits (Milkmanet al.2010).In addition forms of exploitation and dehumanization in the work place reminds them of their status …show more content…
First generation undocumented immigrants in this study similarly expressed their legal consciousness. At community meetings for example individuals shared their stories of common crime and violence that went untold in their neighborhoods because people were worried about the police questioning their legal status. After ICE raids in the community fearful parents didn’t take their children to school .Afraid of being apprehended and separated the entire family avoided interacting with officials in various agencies even when this means denying their children social,medical and educational services
Introduction
This article is about the legal conscious and incorporation experience of undocumented immigrates in the United States. Although this population maybe disaggregated in the United States one central distinction among them is their age at migration .Those that migrated as Adults live out their daily lives in different social context than those who migrated as children. Therefore although all undocumented immigrants are legally banned their identities sense of belonging and interpretation of their status vary. Base on ethnographic observation and in-depth interviews of Latinos undocumented …show more content…
Members of the undocumented 1.5 generation are often young enough to enter public school in grades k-12 because Plyer v.Doe (1982) grants them access to public school during those years, effectively protecting them legally and legitimating their presence in the most important social institution during this life stage their legal status does not explicitly contextualize their daily experience during their tenure as students. First generation undocumented immigrants in the study expressed that they are constant aware of their unlawful and unwelcome presence at work.It is widely known that immigrants earn low wages in back breaking jobs with no benefits (Milkmanet al.2010).In addition forms of exploitation and dehumanization in the work place reminds them of their status …show more content…
First generation undocumented immigrants in this study similarly expressed their legal consciousness. At community meetings for example individuals shared their stories of common crime and violence that went untold in their neighborhoods because people were worried about the police questioning their legal status. After ICE raids in the community fearful parents didn’t take their children to school .Afraid of being apprehended and separated the entire family avoided interacting with officials in various agencies even when this means denying their children social,medical and educational services