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Sanctuary Regions and the Struggle for Belonging

Undocumented Immigrants in the United States

  • Provides an analysis of the regionalization of sanctuaries in parts of the United States
  • Examines how that regionalization affects rights claims among undocumented immigrants, but also challenges state authority at a greater level
  • Includes an empirical study on the ways in which ‘acts of citizenship’ are conducted, and how that leads to actual rights acquisition and belonging

Part of the book series: Mobility & Politics (MPP)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. Introduction

    • Zeina Sleiman-Long
    Pages 1-15
  3. City Regions and Sanctuary Regions

    • Zeina Sleiman-Long
    Pages 63-78
  4. Urban Politics and Local Resistance

    • Zeina Sleiman-Long
    Pages 79-93
  5. Conclusion

    • Zeina Sleiman-Long
    Pages 125-133
  6. Back Matter

    Pages 135-136

About this book

This book argues that local governments and institutions across the state of California that offer various forms of sanctuaries to undocumented immigrants create “sanctuary regions.” These regions are safe zones for undocumented immigrants and facilitate their ability to make claims for human rights. The book also argues that these regions create an important form of resistance to federal state authority in terms of immigration and the management of borders – something that is typically attributed to state power in the study of International Relations (IR). This book includes overviews of how undocumented immigrants make claims for human rights as well as the ways in which sanctuary regions facilitate “acts of citizenship” and resist anti-immigrant policies.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Skills and Foundational Learning, NorQuest College, Edmonton, Canada

    Zeina Sleiman-Long

About the author

Zeina Sleiman-Long holds a PhD in Political science from McMaster University. She currently serves as an Academic Projects and Innovation lead at NorQuest College in Canada. Her current work is focused on developing projects that seek to better understand how educational institutions and public services can become more inclusive and accessible to underrepresented populations.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Sanctuary Regions and the Struggle for Belonging

  • Book Subtitle: Undocumented Immigrants in the United States

  • Authors: Zeina Sleiman-Long

  • Series Title: Mobility & Politics

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44885-1

  • Publisher: Palgrave Pivot Cham

  • eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-44884-4Published: 05 May 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-44887-5Published: 05 May 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-44885-1Published: 04 May 2020

  • Series ISSN: 2731-3867

  • Series E-ISSN: 2731-3875

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 136

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Citizenship

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Softcover Book USD 54.99
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Hardcover Book USD 54.99
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