Chapter 6. Seasonal Worker Mobility

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword ix
4. Preface and Acknowledgments xiii
5. Prologue: Coming to America xv
6. Part One. Immigration and Agriculture
7. Chapter 1. Immigration to the United States 3
8. Chapter 2. Agriculture and Migrants 19
9. Part Two. The Changing Face of Rural America
10. Chapter 3. California Fruits and Vegetables 41
11. Chapter 4. Florida Sugar, Oranges, and Tomatoes 68
12. Chapter 5. Meat and Poultry 85
13. Part Three. Migrant Integration
14. Chapter 6. Seasonal Worker Mobility 103
15. Chapter 7. Migrants: The Integration Challenge 119
16. Part Four. Whither Rural America?
17. Chapter 8. Labor Shortages, Mechanization, and Food Costs 137
18. Chapter 9. Reforming U.S. Immigration Policies 158
19. Chapter 10. Regularize and Rationalize Farm Labor 172
20. Epilogue: The Great Migration 185
21. Appendix 1. Farm Employment, Immigration, and Poverty 191
22. Notes 193
23. Bibliography 221
24. Index 231