‘It's almost like white supremacy’: Interracial mixed-status couples facing racist nativism

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Abstract

This article expands the theoretical debate on racist nativism and the specific impact that it has on the experiences of interracial mixed-status couples in the USA. In-depth interviews suggest that the costs of racist nativist microaggressions and macroaggressions are experienced differently, depending on the social status of each member of the couple. Microaggressions target Latinos/as, while racial profiling, a macroaggression, is mainly experienced by Latino men; however, in both cases their white partners also experience rebound racism on behalf of their partners. White women partnered with Latinos experience the greatest rebound effects of racist nativism. Larger macro-policies create a precarious position for couples; this leads them to make calculated legal risks to sustain their families and ultimately constrains their freedoms.

Original languageAmerican English
JournalEthnic and Racial Studies
StatePublished - 2014

Keywords

  • Latinos/as
  • citizenship
  • mixed-status couples
  • racist nativism
  • undocumented immigration

DC Disciplines

  • Sociology

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