Greg Prieto Livres

Everyday life as an immigrant in a deportation nation is fraught with risk, but everywhere immigrants confront repression and dispossession, they also manifest resistance in ways big and small. Immigrants Under Threat shifts the conversation from what has been done to Mexican immigrants to what they do in response. From private strategies of avoidance, to public displays of protest, immigrant resistance is animated by the massive demographic shifts that started in 1965 and an immigration enforcement regime whose unprecedented scope and intensity has made daily life increasingly perilous. Immigrants Under Threat focuses on the way the material needs of everyday life both enable and constrain participation in immigrant resistance movements.

Focusing on the formulation of immigration laws, this textbook examines how "illegality" is created by legal frameworks, impacting individuals and families. It highlights historical cycles of liberalization and restriction in U.S. immigration policy, illustrating the interplay between politics and law. By emphasizing the political and societal dimensions of immigration, the book invites a reevaluation of current laws, encouraging a more humane and effective approach to immigration policy in contemporary debates.