ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses how Latin Americans operate within and attempt to subvert the constraints by adopting less visible time-space practices across the city. Of central importance is the issue of citizenship, state regulation of the movement of people across the world, and the experiences of people once in a different location. The chapter suggests that the awareness of the regulations is important for understanding how the legal status of Latin Americans has had an impact on their mobility and visible presence in London. It argues that the movements of Latin Americans across London are in part related to the policy attempts to regulate, classify, order and control the entrance of people into Britain. The discussion presented in the chapter is important for understanding why for Latin Americans the experience of being Latin and any participation in London's Latin scene involves confronting state regulation of citizenship and enforcement of immigration laws.
