{"product_id":"contested-americans-cassaundra-rodriguez-9781479800544","title":"Contested Americans: Mixed-Status Families in Anti-Immigrant Times","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2023 SSSP C. Wright Mills Award Finalist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReveals the impossible choices and downright terror mixed-status families often face for their loved\u003cbr\u003eones \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLiving in a mixed-status immigrant family might mean that your grandmother could be deported at any moment, your son could be arrested at work, or your mother's deportation hearing is postponed--again. Such uncertainty and fear are the reality of life for mixed-status families--those that include both undocumented immigrants and US citizens. In \u003ci\u003eContested Americans\u003c\/i\u003e, Cassaundra Rodriguez explores how members of mixed-status families experience and articulate belonging in the United States. The sixteen million people in the US who fall under this classification share the fear of a family member's possible deportation or the anxiety of leaving behind a child or elderly relative. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRodriguez highlights how different members of the same mixed-status families mediate undocumented statuses while maintaining the collective whole of a family. For many young adults, this may mean negotiating the sponsorship of their immigrant parents, and for the parents, planning for the emotional, physical, and financial well-being of their children in case of deportation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eContested Americans\u003c\/i\u003e is a timely book, filled with vivid storytelling, that shows how immigration policies, racism, and privilege collide in the backdrop of the lives of millions of mixed-status families.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cassaundra Rodriguez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1479800546\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781479800544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2024","brand":"Cassaundra Rodriguez","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44070150144255,"sku":"9781479800544","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_aaa306e5-4030-4186-9cb7-bc5dc019cd88.jpg?v=1685428653","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/contested-americans-cassaundra-rodriguez-9781479800544","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}