Undocumented immigrant day laborers coping with the economic meltdown in los angeles

Cultural Dynamics

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 157-178

  Bhimji, Fazila ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

day laborers; economic downturn; immigrants; Los Angeles; subjective experiences

Indexed keywords

IMMIGRANT; LABOR MIGRATION; LABOR RELATIONS; LATINO PEOPLE; RELIGION; SOCIAL NETWORK;

CALIFORNIA; LOS ANGELES [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78649238954     PISSN: 09213740     EISSN: 14617048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0921374010383850     Document Type: Article

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