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The accidental American : immigration and citizenship in the age of globalization /

The Accidental American vividly illustrates the challenges and contradictions of U.S. immigration policy, and argues that, just as there is a free flow of capital in the world economy, there should be a free flow of labor. Author Rinku Sen alternates chapters telling the story of one "accidenta...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sen, Rinku
Otros Autores: Mamdouh, Fekkak, 1961-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: San Francisco : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, ©2008.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:BK currents book.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The Accidental American vividly illustrates the challenges and contradictions of U.S. immigration policy, and argues that, just as there is a free flow of capital in the world economy, there should be a free flow of labor. Author Rinku Sen alternates chapters telling the story of one "accidental American"--Coauthor Fekkak Mamdouh, a Morrocan-born waiter at a restaurant in the World Trade Center whose life was thrown into turmoil on 9/11--with a thorough critique of current immigration policy. Sen and Mamdouh describe how members of the largely immigrant food industry workforce manag
Descripción Física:1 online resource (vii, 248 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781576758922
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