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.
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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.