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Performing Citizenship - Undocumented Migrants in the United States (Hardcover)
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Performing Citizenship - Undocumented Migrants in the United States (Hardcover)
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Undocumented migrants in the United States raise compelling
questions about political legitimacy, obligation, and citizenship.
If they are truly members of their communities, should they have a
voice in the laws and policies that impact their lives? Should
their interests be considered, especially in light of exploitation
by employers, the possibility of detention and the threat of
deportation? This book argues that we do indeed owe certain moral
and political obligations to those individuals who have been living
and contributing to their communities, regardless of whether they
initially arrived without documents. McThomas' argument is based on
flipping the way we think about political obligation and
state-granted citizenship. Instead of the conventional
understanding that the conferral of rights by the state obligates
citizens to perform certain duties, she argues that the performance
of civic duties and obligations - "performing citizenship" - should
trigger corresponding rights and protections. The book combines
theory and practice to make this argument, analyzing state-level
legislative debates about extending driving privileges and in-state
tuition rates to undocumented residents. Consistent with the book's
main argument, we see contested notions of what constitutes
citizenship in these debates and a growing acknowledgment that
those who perform citizenship deserve certain rights and
privileges.
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