{"product_id":"parents-without-papers-frank-d-bean-9780871540423","title":"Parents Without Papers: The Progress and Pitfalls of Mexican American Integration","description":"For several decades, Mexican immigrants in the United States have outnumbered those from any other country. Though the economy increasingly needs their labor, many remain unauthorized. In \u003ci\u003eParents Without Papers\u003c\/i\u003e, immigration scholars Frank D. Bean, Susan K. Brown, and James D. Bachmeier document the extent to which the outsider status of these newcomers inflicts multiple hardships on their children and grandchildren. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eParents Without Papers\u003c\/i\u003e provides both a general conceptualization of immigrant integration and an in-depth examination of the Mexican American case. The authors draw upon unique retrospective data to shed light on three generations of integration. They show in particular that the \"membership exclusion\" experienced by unauthorized Mexican immigrants--that is, their fear of deportation, lack of civil rights, and poor access to good jobs--hinders the education of their children, even those who are U.S.-born. Moreover, they find that children are hampered not by the unauthorized entry of parents itself but rather by the long-term inability of parents, especially mothers, to acquire green cards. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When unauthorized parents attain legal status, the disadvantages of the second generation begin to disappear. These second-generation men and women achieve schooling on par with those whose parents come legally. By the third generation, socioeconomic levels for women equal or surpass those of native white women. But men reach parity only through greater labor-force participation and longer working hours, results consistent with the idea that their integration is delayed by working-class imperatives to support their families rather than attend college. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e An innovative analysis of the transmission of advantage and disadvantage among Mexican Americans, \u003ci\u003eParents Without Papers \u003c\/i\u003epresents a powerful case for immigration policy reforms that provide not only realistic levels of legal less-skilled migration but also attainable pathways to legalization. Such measures, combined with affordable access to college, are more important than ever for the integration of vulnerable Mexican immigrants and their descendants.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frank D. Bean, Susan K. Brown, James D. Bachmeier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0871540428\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780871540423\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Russell Sage Foundation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.90d","brand":"Frank D. Bean","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46250451828991,"sku":"9780871540423","price":37.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_80067d5e-1ebc-45f0-8a70-625f6dcd5ff4.jpg?v=1729600362","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/parents-without-papers-frank-d-bean-9780871540423","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}