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‘I can't even buy a bed because I don't know if I'll have to leave tomorrow’: temporal orientations among Mexican precarious status migrants in Toronto

Date

2014-05-14

Auteurs

Paloma E. Villegas

Résumé

This paper analyzes the links between migrant illegalization and precarious status migrants' temporal orientations. I begin by evaluating research on three research orientations in this area: (1) research that focuses on temporal contingency versus temporal teleology; (2) research about immigration status, illegalization, and time; and (3) research on the link between precarious immigration status and precarious work. I then draw on interviews with 13 Mexican migrants with precarious immigration status to discuss how immigration status affects migrants' ability to make plans, secure decent work, and experience a sense of belonging in the context of reception (Toronto, Canada). I conclude by arguing for a framework of temporal contingency when analyzing precarious status migrants' narratives of temporal orientations.

Journal title

Citizenship Studies

Volume

18

Numéro

3-4

Page numbers

277-291

Liens

Secteurs économiques

Agriculture and horticulture workers

Types de contenu

Policy analysis et Statistics on work and life conditions

Groupes cibles

Chercheurs

Pertinence géographique

Ontario et México

Langues

Anglais