Skills of the "unskilled" : work and mobility among Mexican migrants /

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"Most labor and migration studies classify migrants with limited formal education or credentials as 'unskilled.' Despite the value of their work experiences and the substantial technical and interpersonal skills developed throughout their lives, their labor market contributions are of...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Hagan, Jacqueline Maria, 1954- (Author), Hernández-León, Rubén (Author), Demonsant, Jean-Luc (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2015]
Subjects:
Foreign workers, Mexican > United States.
Labor market > Emigration and immigration.
Travailleurs étrangers mexicains > États-Unis.
Marché du travail > Émigration et immigration.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Labor.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Labor & Industrial Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
Emigration and immigration > Social aspects
Foreign workers, Mexican
Guanajuato (Mexico) > Emigration and immigration > Social aspects.
United States > Emigration and immigration > Social aspects.
États-Unis > Émigration et immigration > Aspect social.
Mexico > Guanajuato
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Who are the "unskilled", really?
  • Learning skills in communities of origin
  • Mobilizing skills and migrating
  • Transferring skills, reskilling, and laboring in the United States
  • Returning home and reintegrating into the local labor market
  • Conclusion.

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