Immigrant Labor and the New Precariat

by Ruth Milkman

Book Overview

Immigration has been a contentious issue for decades, but in the twenty-first century it has moved to center stage, propelled by an immigrant threat narrative that blames foreign-born workers, and especially the undocumented, for the collapsing living standards of American workers. According to that narrative, if immigration were summarily curtailed, border security established, and ""illegal aliens"" removed, the American Dream would be restored.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745692028
• ISBN13: 9780745692029
• Release Date: July 2020
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 8.2"