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The Borders of Privilege: 1.5-Generation Brazilian Migrants Navigating Power Without Papers

The Borders of Privilege: 1.5-Generation Brazilian Migrants Navigating Power Without Papers

Cebulko, Kara

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Series: Articulations: Studies in Race, Immigration, and Capitalism

General Racism & Ethnic StudiesImmigration & Refugees

ISBN10: 1503641538
ISBN13: 9781503641532
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: Jan 7 2025
Pages: 250
Weight: 0.82
Height: 0.57 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

Because whiteness is not a given for Brazilians in the U.S., some immigrants actively construct it as a protective mechanism against the stigma normally associated with illegality. In The Borders of Privilege, Kara Cebulko tells the stories of a group of 1.5-generation Brazilians to show how their ability to be perceived as white-their power without papers-shapes their everyday interactions. By strategically creating boundaries with other racialized groups, these immigrants navigate life-course rituals like college, work, and marriage without legal documentation. Few identify as white in the U.S., even as they benefit from the privileges of whiteness. The legal exclusion they feel as undocumented immigrants from Latin America makes them feel a world apart from their white citizen peers. However, their constructed whiteness benefits them when it comes to interactions with law enforcement and professional advancement, challenging narratives that frame legality as a master-status. Understanding these experiences requires us to explore interlocking systems of power, including white supremacy and capitalism, as well as global histories of domination. Cebulko traces the experiences of her interviewees across various stages of life, applying a power without paper lens, and making the case for integrating this perspective into future scholarship, collective broad-based movements for social justice, and public policy.

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