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Book SynopsisThe United States has seen a dramatic rise in the number of informal day labor sites in the last two decades. This book offers a perspective on how the informal economy of undocumented labor truly functions in American society.
Trade Review"Very detailed, frequently intriguing." -- Robert Lee Maril Times Higher Education
Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments A Brief Note on Language Introduction WORKING ON THE STREET 1. La Parada de Berkeley 2. Friendship and the Inner Workings of Day Labor 3. Abuse and the Absurd Bureaucracy of Small Things BETWIXT AND BETWEEN 4. The "Other" among Others 5. Bittersweet Nostalgia, Sexuality, and the Body at Risk CITIZENSHIP AND OTHER SUCH VAGARIES 6. Belonging 7. Terror and the May Migra Panic Conclusions References Index
