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American agriculture employs some 2.5 million workers during a typical year. Three fourths of these farm workers are immigrants, half are unauthorized, and most will leave seasonal farm work within a decade. This book looks at what these statistics mean for farmers, labourers, and rural America.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Martin, Philip L., 1949- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2009.
Temas:
Immigrants > United States > Economic conditions.
Foreign workers > United States.
Foreign workers > Government policy.
Travailleurs étrangers > États-Unis.
Travailleurs étrangers > Politique gouvernementale.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Labor.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Labor & Industrial Relations.
Emigration and immigration
Foreign workers
Foreign workers > Government policy
Immigrants > Economic conditions
Immigrants > Industry. > United States > Economic conditions.
United States > Emigration and immigration.
États-Unis > Émigration et immigration.
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:American agriculture employs some 2.5 million workers during a typical year. Three fourths of these farm workers are immigrants, half are unauthorized, and most will leave seasonal farm work within a decade. This book looks at what these statistics mean for farmers, labourers, and rural America.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxi, 242 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-230) and index.
ISBN:9780300156003
0300156006
9786612352973
6612352973

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