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This article explores one nation-one language ideology, which holds that a language is the glue and marker of an identity that fosters national unity and linguistic assimilation ideologies in the context of Latin-American migration to the United Kingdom. From ethnographic and sociocognitive approaches within critical discourse studies, the linguistic experiences of two Latin American immigrant mothers seeking health services and legal advice are analyzed. The study of their linguistic experiences sheds light on the social and political effects that language ideologies have by bringing about such consequences as physical aggression and family separation in underexplored institutions articulated by neoliberal policies. In this context, a nationalist ideology emerges that constructs borders and marginal social identities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This research aims to show the role the Chilean State has played in the production of the administrative irregularity of migrants based on restrictive access policies into the territory. From secondary information, the effect that the imposition of the consular visa requirement has had on the increase in undocumented access is analyzed. The analysis is based on a characterization of the immigration policy developed by the Chilean State between 1992 and 2018. It draws on the theory of recognition and the notion of migratory trajectory. It is concluded that restrictive immigration policy instruments, under favorable context for migratory flows, impact the creation of conditions for institutionalizing precarious conditions for migrants' trajectories. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Hometown associations (HTAs) in the United States are migrant, voluntary groups with a shared sense of belonging to a region in a different country of origin. Their philanthropic activities across borders have increasingly attracted the attention of government agencies and social and political actors. These actors have endeavored to form more HTAs and place greater demands on them to expand their civic engagement. This strategy, however, will not necessarily lead to that purpose, but instead will likely exacerbate a critical gap in the HTAs' organizational capacity. This paper argues that a different strategy is best suited to strengthen the organizational ability of HTAs, and proposes a framework to achieve this goal based on a capacity building pilot program for Latino HTAs from the Los Angeles region. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]