1. The Urban Migrants.
- Author
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Farzad, Roben
- Subjects
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MIGRANT labor , *UNDOCUMENTED immigrants , *UNSKILLED labor , *CASUAL labor , *LABOR supply , *HOUSE construction , *HOME repair , *LANDSCAPING industry , *LABOR , *CHURCH work with migrant labor , *LABOR mobility , *EMIGRATION & immigration , *IMMIGRANTS - Abstract
Observes that the housing boom in the U.S. has attracted undocumented laborers across the country. How longtime residents are being forced to confront the issue of illegal immigration as never before; Rise in the unauthorized migrant population; Focus of the work force on home construction, repair and landscaping; Role of Sister Margaret Rose Smyth, a Roman Catholic nun who helps immigrant workers on Long Island, New York; How the debate has surfaced in Freehold, New Jersey; Points of contention; Arguments of proponents of immigration control.
- Published
- 2005