Engage and Evade by Asad Asad - 9780691182285

Engage and EvadeHow Latino Immigrant Families Manage Surveillance in Everyday Life\nAuthor(s): Asad Asad\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Princeton University Press, United States\nImprint: Princeton University Press\nISBN-13: 9780691182285, 978-0691182285\nSynopsis\nHow everyday forms of surveillance threaten undocumented immigrantsbut also offer them hope for societal inclusion\n\nSome eleven million undocumented immigrants reside in the United States, carving out lives amid a growing web of surveillance that threatens their and their families societal presence. Engage and Evade examines how undocumented immigrants navigate complex dynamics of surveillance and punishment, providing an extraordinary portrait of fear and hope on the margins.\n\nAsad L. Asad brings together a wealth of research, from intimate interviews and detailed surveys with Latino immigrants and their families to up-close observations of immigration officials, to offer a rare perspective on the surveillance that und.