Ways of Belonging: Undocumented Youth in the Shadow of Illegality

Hart–SLSA Prize for Early Career Academics, Socio-Legal Studies Association

Ways of Belonging examines the experiences of undocumented young people who are excluded from K–12 schools in Canada and are rendered invisible to the education system. Canadian law doesn’t mention the existence of undocumented children, and thus their access to education rests on discretionary practices and is often denied altogether. This book brings the stories of undocumented young people vividly alive, putting...