Title Waiting on Washington : Central American workers in the nation's capital / Terry A. Repak

Published Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 1995

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 243 pages) : illustrations, map Contents Portrait of a Central American sending country -- Portrait of a U.S. receiving city -- Labor recruitment in the nation's capital -- Working women and men in Washington's labor market -- Manipulating new immigration laws -- New roles in a new landscape Summary A comprehensive study highlighting gender differences in the forces that propel international migrations Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-237) and index Notes Print version record Subject Foreign workers, Latin American -- Washington (D.C.) Central Americans -- Washington (D.C.) BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Labor. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Labor & Industrial Relations. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General. Central Americans Emigration and immigration Foreign workers, Latin American Arbeitsmarkt Zentralamerikanischer Einwanderer Geschichte 1980-1995. SUBJECT Washington (D.C.) -- Emigration and immigration Central America -- Emigration and immigration Subject Central America Washington (D.C.) Washington, DC Form Electronic book LC no. 94038120 ISBN 9781439903858 1439903859 1566393019 9781566393010 1566393027 9781566393027

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