Latino Migrant Workers

Latino Migrant Workers
Author: Frank DePietro
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 64
Release: 2014-09-29
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1422293300

Have you ever wondered who grows your food? Chances are, it's a migrant worker. Latinos and others of all ages travel the country, helping in America's harvest. They help grow and pick everything from potatoes to blueberries. Migrant workers don't always have the best lives. Learn about some of the struggles they face everyday—dangerous working conditions, low pay, and lack of education. Follow the rise of migrant workers from the Great Depression . . . to Cesar Chavez . . . to today.

Latino Migrant Workers

Latino Migrant Workers
Author: Christopher Hovius
Publisher:
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2006
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN:

Discusses America's migrant farmworkers, the realities they live, the struggles they face, as well as the history of American agriculture, how farmworkers have fought for greater rights, and how Latinos are influencing American economics, politics, and culture today.

Latinos in Ethnic Enclaves

Latinos in Ethnic Enclaves
Author: Stephanie Bohon
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 163
Release: 2013-01-11
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1136712399

This work explores the competition for jobs between different Latin American immigrant groups in the U.S. economy. Bohon's research looks at occupational status attainment among Latino groups in Miami and three other U.S. cities with flourishing Latino enclaves.

Latino Workers in the Contemporary South

Latino Workers in the Contemporary South
Author: Arthur D. Murphy
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2001
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780820322797

Latino populations are currently the fastest growing in the nation and Latinos comprise by far the largest percentage of new immigrants to the southern states. Latino Workers in the Contemporary South describes issues these immigrants and refugees face, particularly regarding work, and also offers accounts of the impact of Latinos on their employers and communities at large. Though its discussions span a variety of regions, the book focuses, in particular, on areas of Georgia and Florida where booming Hispanic populations have had considerable influence in recent years. It documents the different ways in which Latino immigrants in today's South have adapted to the ambiguous and frequently inaccessible territory of the South's notorious "good-ole-boy" network to navigate the world of work. Contributors to the volume discuss legal and illegal migration, the problem of accurately tracking immigration, gender-specific issues, and language barriers, as well as adaptations made by immigrants in the face of hardships. Essays highlight specific areas that provide work opportunities to immigrants, such as the poultry industry of North Georgia, the carpet industry of Dalton, Georgia, and the onshore oil industry of southern Louisiana. The contributors also discuss the changing cultures of areas with large Hispanic populations and the mixture of hospitality and hostility encountered by these new southerners. Latino Workers in the Contemporary South offers a great deal of new information about Latino immigrants and the changing face of the South.

Latinos in the 21st Century

Latinos in the 21st Century
Author: Inigo Álvarez
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018
Genre: Hispanic Americans
ISBN: 9781536130744

Latinos in the 21st Century: Their Voices and Lived Experiences opens with the presentation of a study consisting of written surveys, focus groups, and individual interviews with 58 men and women who were seeking employment through the Malibu Community Labor Exchange (MCLE) at the time of the study and were predominantly Hispanic immigrants. A central aim of this study is to develop an understanding of how Spanish-speaking Hispanic immigrant day laborers have fared financially in the aftermath of the economic crisis of 2007-2008, while also providing insights on the important role that a labor exchange, such as the MCLE, plays in the financial wellbeing of Hispanic immigrant workers. Additionally, the use of a narrative approach to facilitating therapeutic conversations as a model for understanding and empowering Latinas and their lived experiences. The resiliency and strengths of Latina immigrants in adapting and coping with resettlement in a new country are also addressed. Next, the authors present an analysis usiung 2015 American Community Survey data to explore the determinants of homeownership among Cuban-Americans in the U.S. Homeownership is an important wealth-generating mechanism and access to it can determine the future socio-economic standing of the second generation and beyond. Drawing insights from the literatures on systemic racism and assimilation, this analysis tests two competing theories of homeownership stratification among Cuban-Americans. The final chapter focuses on the Latino migrant worker experience in the United States and its impact on their living conditions. Latino migrant workers (LMWs) constitute a paradigmatic case of a population subject to structural vulnerability. The authors argue that the dysfunctional U.S. immigration system creates a system of structural vulnerability which generates precarious circumstances in LMWs everyday lives and health status.

Latinos in the 21st Century

Latinos in the 21st Century
Author: Inigo Álvarez
Publisher:
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2018
Genre: HISTORY
ISBN: 9781536130751

Latinos in the 21st Century: Their Voices and Lived Experiences opens with the presentation of a study consisting of written surveys, focus groups, and individual interviews with 58 men and women who were seeking employment through the Malibu Community Labor Exchange (MCLE) at the time of the study and were predominantly Hispanic immigrants. A central aim of this study is to develop an understanding of how Spanish-speaking Hispanic immigrant day laborers have fared financially in the aftermath of the economic crisis of 2007-2008, while also providing insights on the important role that a labor exchange, such as the MCLE, plays in the financial wellbeing of Hispanic immigrant workers. Additionally, the use of a narrative approach to facilitating therapeutic conversations as a model for understanding and empowering Latinas and their lived experiences. The resiliency and strengths of Latina immigrants in adapting and coping with resettlement in a new country are also addressed. Next, the authors present an analysis usiung 2015 American Community Survey data to explore the determinants of homeownership among Cuban-Americans in the U.S. Homeownership is an important wealth-generating mechanism and access to it can determine the future socio-economic standing of the second generation and beyond. Drawing insights from the literatures on systemic racism and assimilation, this analysis tests two competing theories of homeownership stratification among Cuban-Americans. The final chapter focuses on the Latino migrant worker experience in the United States and its impact on their living conditions. Latino migrant workers (LMWs) constitute a paradigmatic case of a population subject to structural vulnerability. The authors argue that the dysfunctional U.S. immigration system creates a system of structural vulnerability which generates precarious circumstances in LMWs' everyday lives and health status.

Multiple Origins, Uncertain Destinies

Multiple Origins, Uncertain Destinies
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2006-02-23
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0309165075

Given current demographic trends, nearly one in five U.S. residents will be of Hispanic origin by 2025. This major demographic shift and its implications for both the United States and the growing Hispanic population make Multiple Origins, Uncertain Destinies a most timely book. This report from the National Research Council describes how Hispanics are transforming the country as they disperse geographically. It considers their roles in schools, in the labor market, in the health care system, and in U.S. politics. The book looks carefully at the diverse populations encompassed by the term "Hispanic," representing immigrants and their children and grandchildren from nearly two dozen Spanish-speaking countries. It describes the trajectory of the younger generations and established residents, and it projects long-term trends in population aging, social disparities, and social mobility that have shaped and will shape the Hispanic experience.

Narratives of Older Male Latino Migrant Workers from a Texas Border Town

Narratives of Older Male Latino Migrant Workers from a Texas Border Town
Author: Luis Baeza
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023
Genre: Agricultural laborers, Foreign
ISBN:

The term migrant worker became popular in the early 1940s during the implementation of the Bracero Program and includes field workers, as well as workers in construction and factories. Currently, there is no research available on older male Latino migrant workers from Presidio, their families, work, and life stories. Therefore, the dissertation focuses on the motivations, challenges, resiliency, and legacy of older Latino migrant workers. To bring awareness to their stories, the research questions for the present study are: (1) What can we learn from the journeys of older male Latino migrant workers from a small border town in Texas? (2) What are their experiences, struggles, and achievements as migrant workers? (3) How does leaving for work impact their families and hometown? Data for the study came from pláticas (conversations), documents, artifacts, field notes, and the researcher's journal. Deductive analysis as well as narrative analysis procedures were helpful to examine the data collected. The study framework, which consisted of anatomy of story and critical pedagogy, served as a guide to collect/analyze data and report study findings. Thus, study findings are presented in two chapters. Chapter III describes the history of Presidio through photographs, murals from the city, and newspaper clippings. This chapter also introduces the study participants, the navel of the story. Chapter IV presents family, work, and life stories of the five migrant workers who participated in the study. In this chapter, study findings are organized following the structure of anatomy of story by discussing the heart, the mind, and the legs of the study. Finally, Chapter V concludes the dissertation and summarizes study highlights, study contributions, recommendations for Presidio City Officials, future research, tensions and challenges, and final thoughts.