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Book SynopsisGleeson goes beyond the debate over federal immigration policy to examine the complicated terrain of immigrant worker rights.
Trade ReviewGleeson captivates her readers with an in-depth, intricate, and diligent ethnographic approach to the question of labor rights enforcement for undocumented immigrants in the United States... She reaffirms the hands-on approach to investigating the discrepancy between rights in theory and rights in practice by being present at official meetings, being a scrupulous reader of county council minutes, and partaking in workers' rights rallies, asembleas, and charlas organized by civil society actors... Gleeson advances an important argument in explaining the divergent policies, practices, and outcomes of migrant rights enforcement in San Jose and Houston.
-- Agnieszka Kubal, University of Oxford * American Journal of Sociology *
This book provides a detailed analysis of the practical dimensions of workers' labor rights in San Jose, California, and Houston, Texas.... Gleeson... offers proposals for 'making rights real' for undocumented workers and creating procedures for enforceable claims. As the study shows, the task is administratively complex and politically problematic. Summing Up: Recommended.
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Table of ContentsIntroduction: Immigrant Labor in the United States1. Work in Postindustrial America2. Implementing the Legal Rights of Undocumented Workers3. Place Matters: How Local Governments Enforce Immigrant Worker Rights4. Beyond Government: How Civil Society Serves, Organizes, and Advocates for Immigrant Workers5. Advocating across Borders: Consular Strategies for Protecting Mexican Immigrant WorkersConclusion: Making Rights Real for Immigrant WorkersNotes
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