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Day Labor Markets And Public Space, Gregg Kettles
Day Labor Markets And Public Space, Gregg Kettles
Gregg Kettles
Day laborers standing on street corners have become a more common, and more controversial, sight in many U.S. cities. Taking them to be evidence of public disorder and illegal immigration out of control, some communities have responded by adopting the strategy of exclusion. They have revived the enforcement of ordinances against loitering and vagrancy, and changed traffic rules to discourage drivers from stopping to pick up workers. Other communities have responded by adopting the strategy of shelter. Viewing street corner day laborers as vulnerable, these communities have opened indoor work centers that offer job placement and other services. Both of …
Imagined Homecomings: The Problem With Similarity Among Ethnic Return Migrants In Spain, David Cook-Martín
Imagined Homecomings: The Problem With Similarity Among Ethnic Return Migrants In Spain, David Cook-Martín
David Cook-Martín
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