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Hidden in the heartland : the new wave of immigrants and the challenge to America /
As other teens returned home from school, thirteen-year-old Jos ̌Silva headed for work at a restaurant, where he would remain until 2: 00 a. m. Francisca Herrera, a tomato picker, was exposed to pesticides while she was pregnant and gave birth to a baby without arms or legs. Silva and Herrera immigr...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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East Lansing :
Michigan State University Press,
©2011.
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| Colección: | UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | As other teens returned home from school, thirteen-year-old Jos ̌Silva headed for work at a restaurant, where he would remain until 2: 00 a. m. Francisca Herrera, a tomato picker, was exposed to pesticides while she was pregnant and gave birth to a baby without arms or legs. Silva and Herrera immigrated illegally to the United States, and their experiences are far from unique. In this comprehensive, balanced overview of the immigration crisis, Nancy Brown Diggs examines the abusive, unethical conditions under which many immigrants work, and explores how what was once a border problem now extends throughout the country. Drawing from a wide spectrum of sources, Hidden in the Heartland demonstrates how the current situation is untenable for both illegal immigrants and American citizens. A vivid portrait of the immigration crisis, the book makes a passionate case for confronting this major human rights issue-a threat to the very unity of the country. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 186 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781609171322 1609171322 9781628960815 1628960817 |