Conflicting Commitments : The Politics of Enforcing Immigrant Worker Rights in San Jose and Houston.
Gleeson, Shannon.
Conflicting Commitments : The Politics of Enforcing Immigrant Worker Rights in San Jose and Houston. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (291 pages)
Conflicting Commitments -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Work in Postindustrial America -- 2. Implementing the Legal Rights of Undocumented Workers -- 3. Place Matters: How Local Governments Enforce Immigrant Worker Rights -- 4. Beyond Government: How Civil Society Serves, Organizes, and Advocates for Immigrant Workers -- 5. Advocating across Borders: Consular Strategies for Protecting Mexican Immigrant Workers -- Conclusion: Making Rights Real for Immigrant Workers -- Notes -- References -- Index.
Gleeson goes beyond the debate over federal immigration policy to examine the complicated terrain of immigrant worker rights.
9780801465772
Foreign workers -- California -- San Jose.
Foreign workers -- Texas -- Houston.
Foreign workers -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- California -- San Jose.
Foreign workers -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Texas -- Houston.
Employee rights -- California -- San Jose.
Employee rights -- Texas -- Houston.
Noncitizens -- California -- San Jose.
Electronic books.
HD8081.A5
331.6/20976414
Conflicting Commitments : The Politics of Enforcing Immigrant Worker Rights in San Jose and Houston. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (291 pages)
Conflicting Commitments -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Work in Postindustrial America -- 2. Implementing the Legal Rights of Undocumented Workers -- 3. Place Matters: How Local Governments Enforce Immigrant Worker Rights -- 4. Beyond Government: How Civil Society Serves, Organizes, and Advocates for Immigrant Workers -- 5. Advocating across Borders: Consular Strategies for Protecting Mexican Immigrant Workers -- Conclusion: Making Rights Real for Immigrant Workers -- Notes -- References -- Index.
Gleeson goes beyond the debate over federal immigration policy to examine the complicated terrain of immigrant worker rights.
9780801465772
Foreign workers -- California -- San Jose.
Foreign workers -- Texas -- Houston.
Foreign workers -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- California -- San Jose.
Foreign workers -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Texas -- Houston.
Employee rights -- California -- San Jose.
Employee rights -- Texas -- Houston.
Noncitizens -- California -- San Jose.
Electronic books.
HD8081.A5
331.6/20976414