By Kathleen Coll
Status on the intersection of immigration and welfare reform, immigrant Latin American girls are the objective of particular scrutiny within the usa. either the kingdom and the media usually current them as scheming "welfare queens" or long-suffering, silent sufferers of globalization and machismo. This publication argues for a reformulation of our definitions of citizenship and politics, one encouraged via girls who're often perceived as excluded from both.Weaving the tales of Mexican and valuable American ladies with background and research of the anti-immigrant upsurge in Nineteen Nineties California, this compelling publication examines the impression of reform laws on person women's lives and their engagement in grassroots political organizing. Their money owed of non-public and political transformation supply a brand new imaginative and prescient of politics rooted in matters as disparate as household violence, childrearing, women's vainness, and immigrant and employees' rights.
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By claiming e qual r ights a nd demo cratic protections for a ll, e ven for t hose e xcised from the body politic by law or by custom, they challenged fundamental assumptions of membership and belonging in this country. Experiences suc h a s t hese l ead me to a v ery d ifferent c onclusion f rom those who see Americans as increasingly “bowling alone” instead of building civic institutions (Putnam, 2000). Such formulations tend to erase the contributions, indeed the personhood, of the people who may be the most active in building community and social life in many parts of the United States.
A lthough t he g roup l imited 38 Passing the Time with MUA participation i n employment-generating programs l ike Ma nos C ariñosas to members with at least six months in the group, any woman in need could walk into the office without an appointment and receive immediate peer counseling, referral to appropriate social ser vices, or even accompaniment to the police or a h ospital. Ma ny o f t hese d rop-in v isitors subs equently b ecame ac tive members after experiencing the mutually supportive atmosphere and engaging in collective discussions and public actions with the group.
The frequency and consistency of meetings a llowed f or a de gree o f i ntimacy a nd c onsistency o f p eer su pport that no ser vice agency or institution could provide. Children other than sleeping or breast-feeding infants were not allowed in meetings, but child care was always provided in a nearby room. Refreshments were provided for both women and children at all meetings. As the organization developed, peer support a nd i nformational me etings were s eparated i nto a lternate w eeks, w ith visitors or observers like myself eventually asked to attend only general meetings.