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Author Martin, Philip L., 1949-

Title Importing poverty? [electronic resource] : immigration and the changing face of rural America / Philip Martin.

Imprint New Haven : Yale University Press, c2009.

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 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description xxi, 242 p. : ill.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-230) and index.
Contents Immigration to the United States -- Agriculture and migrants -- California fruits and vegetables -- Florida sugar, oranges, and tomatoes -- Meat and poultry -- Seasonal worker mobility -- Migrants : the integration challenge -- Labor shortages, mechanization, and food costs -- Reforming U.S. immigration policies -- Regularize and rationalize farm labor.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Immigrants -- United States -- Economic conditions.
Foreign workers -- United States.
Foreign workers -- Government policy.
United States -- Emigration and immigration.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9780300139174 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0300139179 (hardcover : alk. paper)

 
    
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