The Power of Inclusion

Theorizing 'Abjectivity' and Agency Under Daca

Dados Bibliográficos

ID2408960
AutoresBasia D Ellis (0000-0003-1141-5597), Roberto G Gonzales (0009-0001-7602-1161), Sarah Garcia (0000-0002-6197-8163), Sarah A Rendón García
Ano2019
Volume19
Fascículo3
Páginas161-172
Data de publicação2019-06-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoCulture Studies ↔ Critical Methodologies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1532-7086 • E-ISSN: 1552-356X
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1532708618817880
OpenAlexW2904590538
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas7
Referências citadas35

Critical migration scholars argue that undocumented 1.5-generation immigrants occupy distinct forms of 'abject' statuses, as legally excluded yet physically included members of society. Implemented in June 2012, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program promised to alleviate the situation of many undocumented young persons in the United States by providing them with temporary work authorization, social security numbers, and protection from deportation. Using critical psychological theory, we examine how DACA altered the condition of 'abjectivity' characterizing DACA recipients' lives, revealing how partially inclusive immigration policies can (re)create liminal subjectivities and give rise to new modes of agency and belonging

Agency (philosophy · Authorization · Computer security · Criminology · Deportation · Immigration · Inclusion (mineral · Liminality · Political science · Power (physics · Social science · Sociology · Homelessness and Social Issues · Migration, Health and Trauma · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Gender Studies · Law · Public Administration