Dr. Rafael A. Martínez is an assistant professor of Southwest Borderlands at Arizona State University whose work centers on issues of immigration, immigrant communities, and the U.S.-Mexico borderlands. His book, Illegalized, examines the work of immigrant youth organizers in the… Read More ›
Book Reviews
Examining How Immigration Officers Reconcile Race and Morality in Their Work: A Book Review of “Bordering on Indifference” and a Q and A with author Dr. Irene Vega
(Review and Interview by Angie) Dr. Irene Vega is an associate professor in the sociology department at the University of California, Irvine, whose work looks at immigration enforcement using a top-down approach, examining those who enforce immigration policies, such as… Read More ›
Understanding the Lives of Unaccompanied & Undocumented Young Adults: A Review of “Sin Padres, Ni Papeles” and Q & A with author Dr. Stephanie L. Canizales
Dr. Stephanie L. Canizales is an assistant professor of Sociology at UC Berkeley whose work explores the consequences of immigration policy on migrant children and their families, including undocumented young adults who migrate to the United States unaccompanied. More recently,… Read More ›
Book Review: Diary of a Reluctant Dreamer, Undocumented Vignettes from a Pre-American Life by Alberto Ledesma
By JENNIFER Dr. Ledesma’s graphic novel was an easy read yet cut to the core of my pre American life. It was also timely. I recently removed “the undocumented American experience” from the title of my blog. The reason is that… Read More ›
Book review: “Youth Held at the Border” by Lisa Patel
By GABRIELLA and NESTOR In Youth Held at the Border: Immigration, Education, and the Politics of Inclusion (2012), Lisa Patel explores how immigrant youth are included in, and excluded from, various sectors of U.S. society, including education. Instead of the land of opportunity, immigrant youth often encounter… Read More ›