Milking in the Shadows: Migrants and Mobility in America's Dairyland (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780813596419)

Migrant workers live in a transnational world that spans the boundaries of nation-states. Yet for undocumented workers, this world is complicated by inflexible immigration policies and the ever-present threat of enforcement. Workers labeled as "illegals" wrestle with restrictive immigration policies, evading border patrol and local police as they risk their lives to achieve economic stability for their families. For this group of workers, whose lives in the U.S. are largely defined by their tenuous legal status, the sacrifices they make to get ahead entail long periods of waiting, extended separation from family, and above all, tremendous uncertainty around a freedom that many of us take for granted--everyday mobility. In Milking in the Shadows, Julie Keller takes an in-depth look at a population of undocumented migrants working in the American dairy industry to understand the components of this labor system. This book offers a framework for understanding the disjuncture between the labor desired by employers and life as an undocumented worker in America today.

Author: Julie C. Keller
ISBN-10: 0813596416
ISBN-13: 9780813596419
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Language: English
Published: 01/07/2019
Pages: 196
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.50d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 07/01/2019