"Caught between violent partners and the bureaucratic complications of the US Immigration system, many immigrant women are particularly vulnerable to abuse. For two years, Roberta Villalón volunteered at a nonprofit group that offers free legal services to mostly undocumented immigrants who had been victims of abuse. Her innovative study of Latina survivors of domestic violence explores the complexities at the intersection of immigration ..."
"Not Working chronicles the devastating effects of the 1996 welfare reform legislation that ended welfare as we know it. For those who now receive public assistance, “work” means pleading with supervisors for full-time hours, juggling ever-changing work schedules, and shuffling between dead-end jobs that leave one physically and psychically exhausted.Through vivid story-telling and pointed analysis, Not Working profiles the day-to-day st ..."
ViolenceAgainstLatinaImmigrants Citizenship, Inequality, andCommunity (Hardback) by Roberta Villalon Hardcover, 207 Pages, Published 2010 by Nyu Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8147-8823-3, ISBN: 0-8147-8823-8
Remaking Citizenship LatinaImmigrantsand New American Politics by Kathleen M. Coll by Kathleen M. Coll Paperback, 249 Pages, Published 2014 by Stanford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8047-7369-0, ISBN: 0-8047-7369-6
Latinos andCitizenship The Dilemma of Belonging by Suzanne Oboler 339 Pages, Published 2006 by Springer ISBN-13: 978-0-230-60145-1, ISBN: 0-230-60145-6
The Latino Threat(2nd Edition) Constructing Immigrants, Citizens, and the Nation, Second Edition by Leo R. Chavez Paperback, 312 Pages, Published 2013 by Stanford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8047-8618-8, ISBN: 0-8047-8618-6
Migration, Health, andInequalities Critical Activist Research across Ecuadorean Borders by Roberta Villalon Paperback, 268 Pages, Published 2024 by Bristol University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-5292-0711-8, ISBN: 1-5292-0711-8