"Estaba bien chiquito" (I Was Very Young): The Transition to Adulthood and "Illegality" of the Mexican and Central American 1.25 Generation

Autor/in	Diaz-Strong, Daysi Ximena
Titel	"Estaba bien chiquito" (I Was Very Young): The Transition to Adulthood and "Illegality" of the Mexican and Central American 1.25 Generation
Quelle	In: Journal of Adolescent Research, 37 (2022) 3, S.409-438 (30 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Diaz-Strong, Daysi Ximena)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0743-5584
DOI	10.1177/0743558420933231
Schlagwörter	Mexicans; Undocumented Immigrants; Adolescents; Latin Americans; Barriers; Adolescent Development; Socialization + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mexikaner; Illegaler Aufenthalt; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Latin America; People; Lateinamerika; Bevölkerung; Volk; Socialisation; Sozialisation
Abstract	Knowledge on the transition to adulthood of undocumented immigrants arriving in childhood primarily derives from the experiences of minors arriving below the age of 13 years--or the 1.5 generation. The transition to adulthood of the 1.25 generation--those who immigrate between the ages of 13 and 17 years--has been largely missed. This article examines the salient challenges legal exclusion, or "illegality," created as the Mexican and Central American 1.25 generation launches into adulthood and the extent that "illegality" disrupts their envisioned futures. Drawing on interviews with 40 undocumented 1.25 generation young adults in Illinois, three distinct patterns were identified: (a) 1.25 generation participants who enrolled in U.S. K-12 schooling, (b) 1.25 generation men who never-enrolled in U.S. K-12 schooling, and (c) 1.25 generation women who never-enrolled. These patterns were shaped by the reasons for their migration, whether the migration process was gendered, and their expectations for adulthood. This article contributes to a more complete picture of the challenges childhood arrivals experience at a critical point of transition in the life course and the sources of variation. Moreover, attention is brought to the timing of immigration--the life-stage when a minor immigrates--as a source of differentiation warranting further consideration. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01