Undocumented in the U.S. South

SOPHIA RODRIGUEZ is an associate professor of educational policy studies and sociology at New York University's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development in New York City. She is the coauthor of Race Frames in Education: Structuring Inequality and Opportunity in a Changing Educational Landscape.

• Chapter 1: IntroductionPart I MacroChapter 2: Ethnographic Interlude I, “I don’t feel welcome here.”Chapter 3: “This state is racist with its policies toward Hispanics. We work, but don’t haverights.”: Racialization of immigrants at macro-historical and policy levels.Part II MesoChapter 4: Ethnographic Interlude II, “We call them coolers–immigration rooms are cold.”Chapter 5: “I was born at the border, like the wrong side of it.”: Racialization and discriminationat Denizen West High and Citizen North High.Part III MicroChapter 6: “Even being a citizen is not a privilege if you’re Hispanic here...” Undocumentedyouth perceptions of racialized citizenship.Chapter 7: Conclusion and implications for education policy and practiceAppendixNotesBibliography

"Undocumented in the U.S. South fills a gap in what is known about the educational experiences of undocumented and recently arrived Central American immigrant youth in the South. The rich, meaningful youth stories within make the book come alive." - Emily R. Crawford (coeditor of Educational Leadership of Immigrants: Case Studies in Times of Change)