Remaking Citizenship(1st Edition) Latina Immigrants and New American Politics by KathleenM. Coll Hardcover, 248 Pages, Published 2010 by Stanford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8047-5821-5, ISBN: 0-8047-5821-2
"Standing at the intersection of immigration and welfare reform, immigrant Latin American women are the target of special scrutiny in the United States. Both the state and the media often present them as scheming "welfare queens" or long-suffering, silent victims of globalization and machismo. This book argues for a reformulation of our definitions of citizenship and politics, one inspired by women who are usually perceived as excluded f ..."
"This wide-ranging anthology examines the gendered dimensions of citizenship experiences and uses them as a point of departure for rethinking contemporary practices of social inclusion and belonging. Drawing on ethnographic research with diverse communities in the Caribbean, Europe, Latin America, and the United States, contributors argue for the importance of understanding how notions of belonging and entitlement are locally experienced ..."