Importing poverty? immigration and the changing face of rural America /

Martin, Philip L., 1949-

Importing poverty? immigration and the changing face of rural America / [electronic resource] : Philip Martin. - New Haven : Yale University Press, c2009. - xxi, 242 p. : ill.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-230) and index.

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.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.





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Immigrants--Economic conditions.--United States
Foreign workers--United States.
Foreign workers--Government policy.


United States--Emigration and immigration.


Electronic books.

JV6456 / .M36 2009

331.5/440973