Pregnant on arrival making the illegal immigrant
This study explores the discursive construction of pregnant migrants in Ireland as paradigmatic figures of illegal immigration; the measures that were taken in response; and the cultural, social, and economic consequences of these developments for migrants and citizens. It argues that these Irish tr...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Minneapolis, Minnesota
University of Minnesota Press
2013, [2013]©2013
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| Series: | Difference incorporated / Difference incorporated
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| Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | This study explores the discursive construction of pregnant migrants in Ireland as paradigmatic figures of illegal immigration; the measures that were taken in response; and the cultural, social, and economic consequences of these developments for migrants and citizens. It argues that these Irish transformations drew on and contributed to similar transformations globally, including in the US, where controversies over pregnant migrants legitimised legal changes that rendered increasing numbers of migrants 'illegal', reconfigured multiple social hierarchies - and generated resistance |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 299 pages illustrations (black and white) |
| ISBN: | 9781452946634 |