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

"In Conflicting Commitments, Shannon Gleeson goes beyond the debate over federal immigration policy to examine the complicated terrain of immigrant worker rights. Federal law requires that basic labor standards apply to all workers, yet this principle clashes with increasingly restrictive immig...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Gleeson, Shannon, 1980-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Ithaca, N.Y. : ILR Press, 2013.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Work in postindustrial America
  • Implementing the legal rights of undocumented workers
  • Place matters : how local governments enforce immigrant worker rights
  • Beyond government : how civil society serves, organizes and advocates for immigrant workers
  • Advocating across borders : consular strategies for protecting Mexican immigrant workers
  • Conclusion : making rights real for immigrant workers.