Feminism in Theory and Practice featuring Cecilia Menjívar
Join us for a conversation with Cecilia Menjívar on how immigration laws and policies affect women and families, and how the current administration has impacted these conditions. We will discuss specifically the areas affected by the Trump administration’s intensified enforcement efforts and the vulnerabilities created by these policies for migrants navigating employment, childcare, healthcare, interpersonal violence, and family formation.
Author Bio:
Cecilia Menjívar is Distinguished Professor of Sociology and holds the Dorothy L. Meier Social Equities Chair at UCLA, and directs the UCLA Center for the Study of International Migration. She has written extensively on various aspects of immigration and immigrant experiences, including the effects of U.S. laws and policies and enforcement practices, gender relations, family dynamics, social networks, and religious communities. She is the author of Fragmented Ties: Salvadoran Immigrant Networks in America (2000) and Enduring Violence: Ladina Women’s Lives in Guatemala (2011), as well as co-author of Immigrant Families (2016).