Sanctuary Regions and the Struggle for Belonging

lt;b>Zeina Sleiman-Long holds a PhD in Political science from McMaster University. She currently serves as an Academic Projects and Innovation lead at NorQuest College in Canada. Her current work is focused on developing projects that seek to better understand how educational institutions and public services can become more inclusive and accessible to underrepresented populations.

Introduction.- Acting like a Citizen: Citizenship as a Performative Act.- A History of Sanctuary Practices and the Politics of Sanctuary in California.- City Regions and Sanctuary Regions.- Urban Politics and Local Resistance.- "We the People": On the making of a political community of undocumented immigrants.- Documenting undocumented immigrants: Negotiating Authority and belonging within the city, the state and with federal officials.- Conclusion.