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Not Every Family: Selective Reunification in Contemporary US Immigration Laws

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  • Hwang, Maria Cecilia
  • Parreñas, Rhacel Salazar

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This article questions the notion that family reunification is the cornerstone of US immigration policies and points to the violation of the right to family reunification in US law. It specifically looks at the forcible separation of legal residents from their families, including foreign domestic workers in the Labor Certification Program; US-born children with undocumented relatives, including parents and siblings; and guest workers. We argue that the growing influence of nationalist politics and big businesses trumps the interests of the family in US immigration policies, resulting in the prolonged and forcible separation of working-class and poor migrant families.

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  • Hwang, Maria Cecilia & Parreñas, Rhacel Salazar, 2010. "Not Every Family: Selective Reunification in Contemporary US Immigration Laws," International Labor and Working-Class History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 78(1), pages 100-109, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:ilawch:v:78:y:2010:i:01:p:100-109_00
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