Undocumented America (245-0-1)
Instructors
Jesse Yeh
620 Lincoln Street
Jesse Yeh (he /they)
I am an Assistant Professor of Instruction at the Center for Legal Studies. I am a political sociologist with a focus on race and immigration, law and crime, gender and sexuality, and movements and politics. My current book project Crime Is Other People: Punitive Consciousness and the Racial Politics of Law-and-Order explores how liberal and conservative activists make sense of law-and-order politics. I teach courses on research methods, immigration, and race, law, and politics.
Meeting Info
Locy Hall 318: Mon, Wed 3:30PM - 4:50PM
Overview of class
How does legal status shape the lives of the 11 million Americans who are undocumented? This course develops the necessary historical context, as well as the conceptual tools to make sense of why people migrate, what shapes their incorporation, how does legal status intersect with other social differences, and how does legal status shape people's experiences with key social institutions. This class focuses on developing your ability to work with social science data and historical sources, rather than regurgitating facts. The main components of the course are in-class participation and exercises and short papers.
Learning Objectives
A. Situate contemporary undocumented migration and one's own family history within the context of U.S. history of migration and immigration policies.
B. Evaluate competing theories of migration and theories of migration incorporation through appropriate quantitative or qualitative evidence.
C. Articulate the specific ways in which race and national origin, gender and sexual orientation, and other social differences intersect with migrant legal status.
D. Articulate how migrant legal status shapes how individuals navigate key social institutions.
Teaching Method
In-person lecture and discussion
Evaluation Method
In-class participation, short assignments, short papers
Class Materials (Required)
All required readings will be posted on Canvas
Class Attributes
Social and Behavioral Science Foundational Discipl
U.S. Perspectives on Power, Justice, and Equity
Social & Behavioral Sciences Distro Area