The Interplay of Race, Immigration Policy and Belonging for DACA recipients

Abstract

This contribution examines the interplay of race and legal status in the identity formation of Latino migrants in the United States. It focuses on undocumented youth who have been granted temporary relief from deportation and explore how the turmoil around the program has exacerbated their intersecting vulnerabilities. This contribution discusses the importance of the legal status. I examine one aspect of migration and race that deserves more attention, which is the intersecting vulnerabiliti...