Synopses & Reviews
Few issues have provoked as much controversy over the last decade as illegal immigration. While some argue for the need to seal America's borders and withdraw social and governmental support for illegal migrants, others argue for humanitarian treatment--including legalization--for people who fill needs in American industry and agriculture and have left situations of economic hardship or political persecution. The study of illegal immigration confronts a broad range of migrants--from the familiar border crossers to those who enter illegally and overstay their visas, to unrecognized refugees who seek protection under U.S. asylum law. This book provides a comprehensive, up-to-date review of this volatile subject.
Synopsis
Provides a comprehensive, up-to-date, and balanced review of this volatile subject.
About the Author
DAVID W. HAINES is Associate Professor of Anthropology at George Mason University.KAREN E. ROSENBLUM is currently Vice-President for University Life at George Mason University.
Table of Contents
Preface
Concepts, Policies, and Numbers
Illegal Immigration: Problematic Labels, Volatile Issues by David W. Haines and Karen E. Rosenblum
Labor Migration, Family Integration,and the New America by Karen A. Woodrow-Lafield
Undocumented Immigration to the United States: Numbers, Trends, and Characteristics by Jeffrey S. Passel
Mexico and U.S. Policy on Illegal Immigration: A Fifty-Year Retrospective by Katherine M. Donato and Rebecca S. Carter
The Migrants and Their Work
Unauthorized Workers in U.S. Agricultural Work: Old Versus New Migrations by Philip Martin
Social and Cultural Bases for Undocumented Immigration into the U.S. Poultry Industry by David Griffith
Undocumented Immigrants and the Meatpacking Industry in the Midwest by Janet E. Benson
Undocumented Latino Immigrant Workers: The Los Angeles Experience by Enrico A. Marcelli
Salvadorans and Nicaraguans: Refugees Become Workers by Cecilia Menjivar
Illegal Europeans: Transients Between Two Societies by Elzbieta M. Gozdziak
Migration from the Caribbean: Economic and Political Factors versus Legal and Illegal Status by Samual Martinez
Smuggled Chinese in the Mountain of Gold by Ko-lin Chin
The Responses
Refugees at Risk: The Sanctuary Movement and Its Aftermath by Victoria Rader
Labor at Risk: The Exploitation and Protection of Undocumented Workers by David W. Haines
Rights at Risk: California's Proposition 187 by Karen E. Rosenblum
Maintaining and Reunifying Families: Two Case Studies of Shifting Legal Status by Lucy M. Cohen
Border Crossings, Border Control: Illegalized Migrants from the Other Side by Duncan Earle
Illegal Immigration in Perspective
Vanishing Acts: Illegal Immigration in Canada as a Sometime Social Issue by Norman Buchignani and Doreen Indra
Illegal Migration in Europe: Balancing National and European Union Issues by Deborah R. Altamirano
Illegal Migration in Asia: Regional Patterns and a Case Study of Nepalese Workers in Japan by Keiko Yamanaka
An Introduction to the Literature by David W. Haines
Appendix: Summary of Recent Immigration Legislation
Index