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001 2011021036
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005 20141022080018.0
008 110621s2011 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2011021036
020 $a9780814768013 (hardback)
020 $a9780814768020 (pb)
020 $a9780814768334 (e-book)
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050 00 $aRA448.5.I44$bP66 2011
082 00 $a362.1086/912$223
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100 1 $aPark, Lisa Sun-Hee.
245 10 $aEntitled to nothing :$bthe struggle for immigrant health care in the age of welfare reform /$cLisa Park.
260 $aNew York :$bNYU Press,$c2011.
300 $aviii, 205 p. ;$c24 cm.
490 0 $aNation of newcomers: Immigrant history as American history
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 179-191) and index.
520 $a"In <span style="font-style: italic;">Entitled to Nothing</span>, Lisa Sun-Hee Park investigates how the politics of immigration, health care, and welfare are intertwined. Documenting the formal return of the immigrant as a "public charge," or a burden upon the State, the author shows how the concept has been revived as states adopt punitive policies targeting immigrants of color and require them to "pay back" benefits for which they are legally eligible during a time of intense debate regarding welfare reform.<br /><br />Park argues that the notions of "public charge" and "public burden" were reinvigorated in the 1990s to target immigrant women of reproductive age for deportation and as part of a larger project of "disciplining" immigrants. Drawing on nearly 200 interviews with immigrant organizations, government agencies and safety net providers, as well as careful tracking of policies and media coverage, Park provides vivid, first-person accounts of how struggles over the "public charge" doctrine unfolded on the ground, as well as its consequences for the immigrant community. Ultimately, she shows that the concept of "public charge" continues to lurk in the background, structuring our conception of who can legitimately access public programs and of the moral economy of work and citizenship in the U.S., and makes important policy suggestions for reforming our immigration system"--$cProvided by publisher.
650 0 $aImmigrants$xMedical care$zUnited States.
650 0 $aHealth services accessibility$zUnited States.
650 7 $aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General.$2bisacsh