Not Working Latina Immigrants, Low-Wage Jobs, and the Failure of Welfare Reform |
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| Author:
| Marchevsky, Alejandra
Theoharis, Jeanne |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8147-5710-9 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2006 |
| Publisher: | New York University Press
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| Imprint: | NYU Press |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $30.00 |
Book Description:
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Chronicles the effects of the 1996 welfare reform legislation that ended welfare. This book profiles the day-to-day struggles of Mexican immigrant women in the Los Angeles area, showing that the welfare-to-work regime has produced tremendous instability and insecurity for these women and their children.
Chronicles the effects of the 1996 welfare reform legislation that ended welfare. This book profiles the day-to-day struggles of Mexican immigrant women in the Los Angeles area, showing that the welfare-to-work regime has produced tremendous instability and insecurity for these women and their children.