281 - Section on International Migration Paper Session. Hard Times for Immigrants in America

Session Submission Type: Paper Session

Abstract

In recent years immigrants in America have experienced challenging circumstances related to (1) the negative impact of the Great Recession on immigrant labor; (2) raising discrimination fueled by the emergence of anti-immigrant sentiments; (3) racial profiling associated to the implementation of state and local anti-immigrant laws (4) increasing victimization among immigrants; and, (5) growing fear of deportation among unauthorized immigrants and their families which has led to the modification of their daily activities and hindered their participation in host communities. In this session we especially encourage submission of papers that explore immigrants’ increasing vulnerabilities in the current U.S. context or/and investigate emergent resilient strategies or responses developed at the individual or group level.

Sub Unit

• Section on International Migration / Hard Times for Immigrants in America

Session Organizer

• Maria Aysa-Lastra, Winthrop University

Presider

• Roberto G. Gonzales, Harvard University

Individual Presentations

• Multiplying Forces in the Homeland Security State: The Immigration Enforcement Lottery and Everyday Illegality - Meghan Conley, University of Mary Washington

• Taking the Law into Their Own Hands: Do Local Anti-immigrant Ordinances Increase Gun Sales? - Rene Flores, Princeton University

• Excluded and Frozen Out: Unauthorized Immigrants’ (Non)Access to Health Care after Health Reforms - Helen B. Marrow, Tufts University; Tiffany D. Joseph, State University of New York-Stony Brook

• Symbolic Politics of the State: The Case of In-State Tuition Policies for Undocumented Students - Sarah M. Ovink, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Dina G. Okamoto, Indiana University; Kim Ebert, North Carolina State University

Discussant

• Isaac William Martin, University of California-San Diego