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'Felons are also our family' : citizenship and solidarity in the undocumented youth movement in the United States. / Sirriyeh, Ala.
In: Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Vol. 45, No. 1, 01.01.2019, p. 133-155.Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - 'Felons are also our family'
T2 - citizenship and solidarity in the undocumented youth movement in the United States
AU - Sirriyeh, Ala
PY - 2019/1/1
Y1 - 2019/1/1
N2 - The undocumented youth movement began in the United States in the mid-2000s. Drawing on qualitative research with undocumented young organisers in California, this article explores how relationships between undocumented youth, the wider undocumented population, and legal citizens have been understood in narratives of citizenship in the movement over time. It is argued that, paradoxically, the movement’s retreat from prioritising a pathway to legal citizenship for the most ‘eligible’, made visible historic and contemporary ties to the United States and its peoples that are obscured in hegemonic narratives of contemporary citizenship. In becoming more inclusive of the wider undocumented population, positions of solidarity with marginalised US citizens have also emerged. In the context of attacks on some racialised and other marginalised social groups during Trump’s presidency, such solidarity is even more vital.
AB - The undocumented youth movement began in the United States in the mid-2000s. Drawing on qualitative research with undocumented young organisers in California, this article explores how relationships between undocumented youth, the wider undocumented population, and legal citizens have been understood in narratives of citizenship in the movement over time. It is argued that, paradoxically, the movement’s retreat from prioritising a pathway to legal citizenship for the most ‘eligible’, made visible historic and contemporary ties to the United States and its peoples that are obscured in hegemonic narratives of contemporary citizenship. In becoming more inclusive of the wider undocumented population, positions of solidarity with marginalised US citizens have also emerged. In the context of attacks on some racialised and other marginalised social groups during Trump’s presidency, such solidarity is even more vital.
U2 - 10.1080/1369183X.2018.1456324
DO - 10.1080/1369183X.2018.1456324
M3 - Journal article
VL - 45
SP - 133
EP - 155
JO - Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
JF - Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
SN - 1369-183X
IS - 1
ER -