Sans Papiers : : the social and economic lives of young undocumented migrants / / Alice Bloch, Nando Sigona and Roger Zetter.

• VerfasserIn: Bloch, Alice, 1945-; Sigona, Nando ,; Zetter, Roger ,
• TeilnehmendeR: Sigona, Nando ,; Zetter, Roger ,
• Place / Publishing House: London, [England] : : Pluto Press,, 2014.; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (200 pages)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Undocumented migration is a huge global phenomenon, yet little is known about the reality of life for those involved. Sans Papiers combines a contemporary account of the theoretical and policy debates with an in-depth exploration of the lived experiences of undocumented migrants in the UK from Zimbabwe, China, Brazil, Ukraine and Turkish Kurdistan. Built around their voices, the book provides a unique understanding of migratory processes, gendered experiences and migrant aspirations. Moving between the uniqueness of individual experience and the search for commonalities, the book explores the ambiguities and contradictions of being an undocumented migrant. With its insights into personal experiences alongside analysis of wider policy issues, Sans Papiers will have wide appeal for students, academics, policy-makers and practitioners.

Table of Contents

Contents note continued: Remittances and Undocumented Migrants' Transnationalism -- Conclusion -- 7.Intersecting Youth and Legal Status -- Myself as a Young Person -- Youth as a Driver of Migration -- Youth and the Risk of `Illegality' -- Being Young and Undocumented in Britain -- No Right to Dream -- Making (And Not Making) Plans for the Future -- Was it Worthwhile? -- Conclusion -- 8.Conclusion -- Current Policy and Political Climates -- Looking Forward or Looking Back? The Immigration Bill -- Rights, Segregation and Marginalisation -- Concluding Reflections.

Contents note continued: Confronting the Reality -- Undocumentedness in Everyday Life: Encounters and Consequences -- Accommodation -- Education -- Health Care -- Finance -- Sexual Exploitation -- Coping in the Public Realm: Mobility and Communication -- Conclusion -- 5.Legal Status and the Labour Market -- Situating Experiences of Employment -- The Wider Economic Context -- Precariousness: The Case of Undocumented Migrants -- Migrant Agency -- Employment: An Overview of Labour-Market Experiences -- Finding Employment: Social Networks, Agencies, `Middle-Men' and Paying for Jobs -- Employment and Individual Agency -- Managing Without Work -- Conclusion -- 6.Fragile Communities: Social Networks and Geographies of Undocumentedness -- `Here in England, You Need Other People': Family, Friends and Acquaintances -- Language and Time -- Negotiating the Boundaries of the Community of Trust and Reciprocity -- Social Activities and Where People Socialise --

Machine generated contents note: 1.Researching Everyday 'Illegality': An Introduction -- The Scale of Undocumented Migration: Counting the Uncountable -- Methods and Methodology -- How the Book is Organised -- 2.Migration Dynamics, Irregular Migration and the Governance of `Illegality' -- Globalisation and Re-Bordering: Migrating Into Irregularity -- Who is Undocumented? The Governance of Migration and the Vocabulary of Irregularity -- Official Status and Categories: Policy and Practice in the UK -- Status Mobility: Undocumentedness as a Process -- A Constructed and Criminalised Identity -- Conclusion -- 3.Migrant Agency, Youth and Legal Status -- Immigration Status and Everyday Lives -- Migration and Youth -- Migration, Destinations and Youth -- Integration and Identity -- Migrant Agency -- Agency in Migration Decision-Making -- Migrant Agency in Destination Countries -- Conclusion -- 4.Visibility and Invisibility: Arrival, Settlement and Socialisation into Irregularity.