Dearly Deported: Social Citizenship of Undocumented Minors in the US
Dearly Deported: Social Citizenship of Undocumented Minors in the US
Author(s): Brandon D. LundySubject(s): Migration Studies, Ethnic Minorities Studies
Published by: Transnational Press London
Keywords: Deportation; social citizenship; minors; Cape Verde; Kennesaw State University;
Summary/Abstract: First-second generation undocumented minors to the US are considered through an experiential-style “letter” in which the author uses his personal narrative as a backdrop for the deportation dilemma. The two primary questions considered in this piece are, can compassion play a role in policy decisions regarding deportation, and what happens when a person develops social citizenship within the host nation and then experiences deportation as a result of a fairly rigid world system? The focus is on the individual costs of forced migration when the promises of a new world order lead to alienation for the peoples of the Global South.
Journal: Migration Letters
- Issue Year: 8/2011
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 55-66
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English