How the Other Half Works: Immigration and the Social Organization of Labor

by Michael I. Lichter and Roger Waldinger

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How the Other Half Works solves the riddle of America's contemporary immigration puzzle: why an increasingly high-tech society has use for so many immigrants who lack the basic skills that today's economy seems to demand. In clear and engaging style, Waldinger and Lichter isolate the key factors that explain the presence of unskilled immigrants in our midst. Focusing on Los Angeles, the capital of today's immigrant America, this hard-hitting...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0520231627

ISBN13:9780520231627

Release Date:January 2003

Publisher:University of California Press

Length:299 Pages

Weight:1.00 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 9.1"

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