Milking in the shadows : migrants and mobility in America's dairyland Julie C. Keller

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Keller, Julie C., author.

Series:

Inequality at work (Rutgers University Press)

Inequality at work

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dairying--Wisconsin.

Dairying.

Foreign workers--Wisconsin.

Foreign workers.

Mexico--Emigration and immigration.

Mexico.

United States--Emigration and immigration.

United States.

Physical Description:

vii, 184 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2019]

Summary:

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 law 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. 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 C. 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.--COVER.

Contents:

Introduction

Dairying differently : the labor shift in the Wisconsin dairy industry

Organizing mobility : the transnational making of workers in Veracruz, Mexico

Changing villages : from coffee and corn to migration and milk

Crossing in place : mobility regulated at the border

Precarious work, limited mobility: managing in the shadows on los ranchos

Belonging in the countryside : the rural idyll and the legal landscape

Going home : delayed departures, families in wait, and the difficulties of returning

Conclusion: the politics of mobility

Appendix

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780813596426

0813596424

9780813596419

0813596416

OCLC:

1034611173

Publisher Number:

40028779334