Dearly Deported: Social Citizenship of Undocumented Minors in the US

Authors

  • Brandon D. Lundy Kennesaw State University, Department of Geography and Anthropology

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59670/ml.v8i1.154

Keywords:

Deportation, social citizenship, minors, Cape Verde, Kennesaw State University

Abstract

First-second generation undocumented minors to the US are considered through an experiential-style “letter” in which the author uses his personal narrative as a backdrop for the deportation dilemma. The two primary questions considered in this piece are, can compassion play a role in policy decisions regarding deportation, and what happens when a person develops social citizenship within the host nation and then experiences deportation as a result of a fairly rigid world system? The focus is on the individual costs of forced migration when the promises of a new world order lead to alienation for the peoples of the Global South.

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How to Cite

Lundy, B. D. (2014). Dearly Deported: Social Citizenship of Undocumented Minors in the US. Migration Letters, 8(1), 55–66. https://doi.org/10.59670/ml.v8i1.154