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Conflicting Commitments : The Politics of Enforcing Immigrant Worker Rights in San Jose and Houston.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2012Copyright date: ©2012Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (291 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780801465772
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Conflicting CommitmentsDDC classification:
  • 331.6/20976414
LOC classification:
  • HD8081.A5
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
Summary: Gleeson goes beyond the debate over federal immigration policy to examine the complicated terrain of immigrant worker rights.
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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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