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Conflicting Commitments: The Politics of Enforcing Immigrant Worker Rights in San Jose and Houston

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Author(s): Shannon Gleeson
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Year: 2012

Language: English
Pages: 291
Tags: Labor, Workers Rights, Undocumented Immigrants

Contents
Acknowledgments ix
List of Abbreviations xiii
Introduction: Immigrant Labor in the United States 1
1. Work in Postindustrial America 30
2. Implementing the Legal Rights of
Undocumented Workers 64
3. Place Matters: How Local Governments
Enforce Immigrant Worker Rights 89
4. Beyond Government: How Civil Society Serves,
Organizes, and Advocates for Immigrant Workers 118
5. Advocating across Borders: Consular Strategies for
Protecting Mexican Immigrant Workers 163
viii Contents
Conclusion: Making Rights Real for Immigrant Workers 195
Notes 207
References 227
Index 263