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There are approximately eleven million undocumented people living in the United States, and most of them have family members who are U.S. citizens. There is a common perception that marriage to a U.S. citizen puts undocumented immigrants on a quick-and-easy path to U.S. citizenship. But for people who have entered the U.S. unlawfully and live here without papers, the line to legal status is neither short nor easy, even for those with spouses who are U.S. citizens.

Becoming Legal: Immigration Law and Mixed-Status Families follows mixed-status couples down the long and bumpy road of immigration processing. It explores how they navigate every step along the way, from the decision to undertake legalization, to the immigration interview in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, to the effort to put together a case of "extreme hardship" so that the undocumented family member can return. Author Ruth Gomberg-Muñoz also discusses families' efforts to rebuild their lives in the aftermath of immigration processing--both for those who are successful and those who are not.
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"Becoming Legal is a gripping book about a deeply disturbing and inhumane process faced by millions of largely working-class Latinos/as. Everyone should read this work to understand our flawed immigration system and how it affects millions of real lives. By combining individual cases and voices with explanations of the complex legal dimension, Gomberg-Muñoz is able to provide a clear picture of this heart-wrenching process."--Enrique C. Ochoa, California State University, Los Angeles

"Becoming Legal will be a classic text for introductory courses on globalization and migration, on the U.S. immigration system, and on 'the immigrant experience.' No other book that I know of examines the history of our current immigration control system and how it systematically penalizes Mexican immigrants. It is well written, well argued, and accessible."--Sarah Horton, University of Colorado, Denver

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The only ethnography to examine family-based legalization from the perspective of families who undertake it

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press; Illustrated edition (June 3, 2016)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 192 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0190276010
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0190276010
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.6 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.1 x 0.5 x 5.4 inches
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Ruth Gomberg-Munoz

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Ruth Gomberg-Munoz is an Associate Professor of Anthropology at Loyola University Chicago. She is the author of two books, Becoming Legal (2016) and Labor and Legality (2011), and articles in journals such as American Ethnologist, American Anthropologist, and Human Organization.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Engaging and well-researched book about U.S. immigration policy
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This book follows couples who are in “mixed-status” marriages in the United States—where one person is a U.S. citizen and the other person does not have legal status to live and work in the United States. The author tells the stories of couples’ efforts to “become legal” and through these stories she breaks down U.S. immigration policies that have become increasingly focused on punishing those who lack legal status. This is a timely book that helped me explain how these policies harm people to my family and friends who don’t know a lot about the U.S. immigration system. Well-written and informative read, arrived on time!
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Predictable to the point of cliché. Not much serious analysis, just data we can find in the Web and routine personal stories.
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I brought this book for class and I recommend purchasing this book if you are interested in the immigration laws and the lives of the people who came to the U.S.
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