Postville: The Effects of an Immigration Raid
Many unauthorized immigrants regularly enter the United States in search of employment. A substantial number of these individuals come from impoverished countries and look to the United States as a path toward prosperity. Unfortunately, many unauthorized immigrant workers suffer exploitation from th...
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crsagepubl:10.1606/1044-3894.4096 2024-04-28T08:36:44+00:00 Postville: The Effects of an Immigration Raid Juby, Cindy Kaplan, Laura E. 2011 http://dx.doi.org/10.1606/1044-3894.4096 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1606/1044-3894.4096 en eng SAGE Publications http://journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services volume 92, issue 2, page 147-153 ISSN 1044-3894 1945-1350 Social Sciences (miscellaneous) journal-article 2011 crsagepubl https://doi.org/10.1606/1044-3894.4096 2024-04-02T08:13:41Z Many unauthorized immigrants regularly enter the United States in search of employment. A substantial number of these individuals come from impoverished countries and look to the United States as a path toward prosperity. Unfortunately, many unauthorized immigrant workers suffer exploitation from their employers and are at risk of becoming victims of worksite raids. This exploratory study examines the effects of a raid of an unauthorized immigrant worksite in Postville, Iowa. Interviews with key informants provide an inside perspective of the effects of the raid on children, adults, and the community. Participants offered suggestions on how to improve current policies that may violate immigrants' human rights. The results advance the knowledge base for social work in provision of services and advocacy for immigrant populations. Article in Journal/Newspaper Postville SAGE Publications Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services 92 2 147 153 |
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Many unauthorized immigrants regularly enter the United States in search of employment. A substantial number of these individuals come from impoverished countries and look to the United States as a path toward prosperity. Unfortunately, many unauthorized immigrant workers suffer exploitation from their employers and are at risk of becoming victims of worksite raids. This exploratory study examines the effects of a raid of an unauthorized immigrant worksite in Postville, Iowa. Interviews with key informants provide an inside perspective of the effects of the raid on children, adults, and the community. Participants offered suggestions on how to improve current policies that may violate immigrants' human rights. The results advance the knowledge base for social work in provision of services and advocacy for immigrant populations. |
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